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International Spring School on Visualization 2026
Interested in data visualization, cartography, emotions, and their influence on how we perceive information? Join an international spring school that brings together leading experts and participants from around the world.
📅 April 1–2, 2026
💻 Online (Zoom)
🌐 Lectures, workshops, and discussions with international experts
🎓 Opportunity to earn ECTS credits
You can look forward to interdisciplinary topics ranging from cartography to psychology — as well as practical tips on how to visualize data effectively and think about it critically.
👉 More information and registration: https://www.geoinformatics.upol.cz/iss/
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to expand your knowledge, build new connections, and join the discussion on the role of visualization in today’s world.
Popularization awards
Members of our department received awards from Palacký University Olomouc for their long-term contribution to popularising not only their field of study but also the university as a whole. Through their work, they help make science accessible, open, and inspiring to the public.
Thank you for the excellent representation, congratulations on this recognition, and we wish you many more successes. Keep up the great work! 👏
Discover how Olomouc has changed over four centuries!
The new web map application “Olomouc Through Time” lets you explore the city’s transformation — from Baroque fortifications to today’s modern urban landscape.
With 70+ map layers, you can compare historical plans, military surveys, land-use maps, and recent orthophotos to see how buildings, neighbourhoods, and the landscape evolved.
Explore here: mapy.olomouc.xyz
Created by Palacký University and the Olomouc Museum of Art, the project combines geoinformatics and history. A key part was georeferencing old maps so they align with the present-day city.
A companion story map highlights local stories — vanished monasteries, the relocation of the main station, the rise of the university hospital, and more.
The app is for everyone: from historians and urban planners to residents curious about how their street looked 100 years ago.
The 2025 Olomouc Region Hackathon Winners Announced!
Joint Master Degree – apply now
A new Associate Professor at the Department of Geoinformatics!
Our colleague Stanislav Popelka has successfully defended his habilitation thesis titled “The evaluation of cartographic visualization methods and interactive map interfaces through eye-tracking technology” .
He will thus become the next Associate Professor at the Department of Geoinformatics, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc.
Congratulations on this important academic achievement, and best wishes for many more successes ahead!
EUDIS Defence Hackathon
At the Prague Innovation Institute, in cooperation with the EU Defence Innovation Scheme, we are organizing the EUDIS Defence Hackathon from October 17–19, 2025. This isn’t just a technological challenge—the goal is to connect the civil and defense sectors and jointly seek innovative solutions that will help increase our security in the space and aerospace fields, not only here in the Czech Republic but throughout Europe. This year, the hackathon is also a part of Czech Space Week.
More information can be found here: https://eudis-hackathon.eu/
WHAT PARTICIPANTS CAN GAIN
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The best teams can look forward to an attractive financial prize with a minimum total value of 3,000 EUR, plus prizes tailored to their projects.
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The winning projects will receive expert support and acceleration.
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They will advance to the European finals, where they will present their project, solution, or idea to stakeholders from EU member states.
WHAT AWAITS THEM
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The opportunity to choose the challenge they want to focus on:
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Challenge 1: Protection of space assets – detect, analyze, and counter threats in space
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Challenge 2: Space for defense – Earth Observation, Navigation, Communication, and coordination of multi-domain military operations
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Challenge 3: Sovereign Aerospace – Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Management, Production, and Countermeasures
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A weekend full of networking with experts from the civil and defense sectors.
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The chance to gain valuable contacts for their projects and ideas.
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No need to worry about food or lodging—everything is available in one place.
INFO WEBINAR FOR THOSE INTERESTED: 23. 9. 2025 at 5:30 PM
We are organizing an online information webinar for all potential participants from the Czech Republic, where all the important details will be announced.
You can register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsCgAAc8mAJaSQh7NuJmP2y6JS-8n59YG1oGsuJ1gGdSdc9g/viewform
Another successful PhD graduate from the Department of Geoinformatics!
Tereza Pohanková has successfully defended her dissertation “Modelling Spatiotemporal Variability of Evapotranspiration and Cooling Function of Vegetation using Remote Sensing Methods” and passed the final state examination.
She has thus been awarded the academic degree Ph.D.
Congratulations on this remarkable achievement, and best wishes for her future academic and personal journey!