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Congratulations to Jiří Komínek on successfully completing his rigorous exam and earning the RNDr. title!

His thesis is titled: “Analysis of Cyclist Movement Data in the City and Its Integration into Urban Transport Planning in Brno” 

We’re proud to see how data, mobility, and urban planning come together in such meaningful work!

As part of our joint effort to build a data-driven city, we have made the first public dashboards from the new sensor network available. You can now explore:

• Traffic data dashboards – offering both current and historical views of selected traffic patterns in the city:

https://olomouc.digital/data-aplikace/#data

• A dedicated dashboard with open data from Olomouc’s microzones –

https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/71442d500c424230b0b917e8363a7d1d

As part of the activities, we also hosted an educational workshop focused on the use of open data for urban development planning. Thank you to all participants for the inspiring discussions!

Watch the recording here: https://youtu.be/hhFDKmGsGMM?si=oCPZE-svMXceoI-4

All outputs are also available at – https://olomouc.digital/

A review article has been published in the Q1 journal International Journal of Digital Earth, focusing on the use of eye-tracking in interactions with digital maps.

• The first systematic analysis has been conducted on how gaze can be used to control and adapt digital maps.
• A typology of gaze-based map interactions has been introduced.
• 25 studies using eye-tracking for map interaction have been included.
• Results are presented through an open-source interactive dashboard.

Read the article here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17538947.2025.2510563

The Department of Geoinformatics at VSB–Technical University of Ostrava, under the auspices of the Czech Association for Geoinformation, hosted the traditional student conference GISáček 2025, where talented students presented the results of their academic work in the field of geoinformatics 

And how did our students do? Here are the results!

BACHELOR’S SECTION

1. Vojtěch Svoboda (Palacký University Olomouc) – Evaluation of population distribution using mobile operator data

2. Štěpán Čech (Palacký University Olomouc) – Impact of climate change on overwintering success of the honeybee in the Czech Republic 

3. Natálie Lípová (Palacký University Olomouc) – Spatial analysis of sustainable mobility of Olomouc residents 

MASTER’S SECTION

3. Jiří Vysloužil (Palacký University Olomouc) – Evaluation of the effectiveness of visualization tools for comparing sociological data 

Congratulations to the winners and all participants!

The Department of Geoinformatics, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc, cordially invites you to a public lecture held as part of the habilitation procedure in the field of Geoinformatics and Cartography.

RNDr. Stanislav Popelka, Ph.D.

“The Significance and Role of Cognitive Cartography – Current State and Future Vision”

Monday, 9 June 2025

14:30 (2:30 PM)

Room S3, Department of Geoinformatics, 17. listopadu 50, Olomouc

Join us for an inspiring talk on the current trends and future perspectives in cognitive cartography!

On Monday, May 5, the traditional Dean’s Award Competition took place once again, giving students of the Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc the opportunity to present the results of their scientific work. Students competed in six thematic sections across three categories (BSc, MSc, PhD), along with an additional poster section. The event is supported annually by the faculty leadership and private companies.

This year’s edition brought great success to our students:

• Gernot Nikolaus (CDE Joint Master) won the Master’s Earth Sciences section and became the overall winner of the section. He also placed in the poster session.  Josef Myška placed third
• Štěpán Čech won the Bachelor’s section, while Vojtěch Svoboda placed third.
• In the PhD category, Jakub Žejdlík took second place, and  Oldřich Rypl came third.

Congratulations to all participants and awardees!

How can a city be planned effectively and sustainably? A new study focuses on land suitability analysis for urban development in Bratislava – with an emphasis on housing, production and storage, civic amenities, leisure activities, and urban greenery. 

Using the Urban Planner methodology, the authors combine multicriteria analysis with scenario modeling that incorporates spatial and legislative constraints. The results show that highly suitable areas are limited, and nearly one-third of the city is completely restricted from new development. 

 The study outputs five thematic maps, providing a clear overview of development potential and supporting more targeted investment and strategic decisions for Bratislava’s future.

 The article was created in collaboration with @mib.sk and is available here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17445647.2025.2487457?scroll=top&needAccess=true#abstract