Mgr. Tomáš Vaníček

PhD student

Phone: +420 585 63 4588
Email: tomas.vanicek@upol.cz
Office number: 2.26
Consulting hours: by prior arrangement

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Scientific focus:
geoinformatics and cartography, evaluation of the usability of cartographic visualizations using cognitive cartography methods, primarily eye-tracking

2022 – 2026: Ph.D. (PhD studies, Palacký University Olomouc)

Topic: Usability evaluation of interactive cartographic visualusations using the eye-tracking method

2020 – 2022: Mgr. (Master’s degree, Palacký University Olomouc)

Topic: The use of the think-aloud method in cartographic research

2017 – 2020: Bc. (Bachelor’s degree, Palacký University Olomouc)

Topic: Mapping selected aspects of dog breeding in Olomouc
2024 – Internship University of Salzburg (Department of Geoinformatics – Z_GIS)

2022 – Preparation of GIS analyses for the evaluation of the Rural Development Programme (Naviga Advisory and Evaluation s.r.o., Ministry of Agriculture)

2022 – Internship Olomouc Region, Department of Strategic Development of the Region, Department of Spatial Planning

2020 – Internship Municipality of Přerov, Department of Internal Administration, Department of Information and Communication Services
Individual member of the Czech Cartographic Society
He currently has no established teaching activity.

Web of Science (Jimp)

Year	Citation
2023	Vaníček, T., Popelka, S. (2023) The Think-aloud Method for Evaluating the Usability of a Regional Atlas, ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 12(3), 95, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi12030095

Proceedings (D)

Year	Citation
2025	Popelka, S., Dorusakova, J., Vanicek, T., & Vojtechovska, M. (2025). Mapping Democracy: An Eye-Tracking Analysis of Election Maps. Proceedings of the 2025 Symposium on Eye Tracking Research and Applications. https://doi.org/10.1145/3715669.3725865

Other

Year	Citation
2024	Vanicek, T., Beitlova, M., Vojtechovska, M., Popelka, S. (2024) Exploring Methods for Evaluation of Dynamic and Interactive Maps, 9th International Conference on Cartography & GIS, Nessebar, Bulgaria.
2024	Popelka, S., Dorusakova, J., & Vanicek, T. (2024). Sightlines of Democracy: an Eye-tracking Study on Election Map Engagement, 9th International Conference on Cartography and GIS, Nessebar, Bulgaria.

Period	Name	Source
2023 - 2028	Olomouc in 3D – A New Dimension of the City's Cultural Heritage: Past, Present, Future	NAKI III, projekt č. DH23P03OVV018
2025 - 2026	Analysis, modelling, and visualization of spatial phenomena by geoinformation technologies IV	IGA - Internal grant of Palacky University (IGA_PrF_2025_002)
2023 - 2025	Identification of barriers in the process of communication of spatial socio-demographic information	GAČR
2024 - 2025	Analysis, modelling, and visualization of spatial phenomena by geoinformation technologies III	IGA - Interní projekt Univerzity Palackého (IGA_PrF_2024_018)
2023 - 2024	Analysis, modelling, and visualization of spatial phenomena by geoinformation technologies II	IGA - Interní projekt Univerzity Palackého (IGA_PrF_2023_017)

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