One of the important activities of the department is its participation in grants. Below is a list of projects and grants currently being solved by members of the Department of Applied Geoinformatics and Cartography.
Current projects - main researcher Department of Applied Geoinformatics and Cartography
The importance, change and practical protection of peatlands / Znaczenie, zmiany i praktyczna ochrona torfowisk
Provider: Interreg Česko-Polsko, Evropská Unie
Number: CZ.11.01.02/00/23_011/0000161
Solution period: 2025–2029
The main researcher: Správa KRNAP
The main researcher from the department: doc. RNDr. Lucie Kupková, Ph.D.
A co-researchers from the department: Mgr. Lucie Červená, Ph.D., RNDr. Jakub Lysák, Ph.D., Mgr. Záboj Hrázský, Mgr. Adam Kulich
Towards Sustainable Land-use Strategies in the Context of Climate Change and Biodiversity Challenges in Europe. Europe-LAND
Provider: European Commission - Horizon Europe
Number: SS07010417
Solution period: 2023–2027
The main researcher: HAW Hamburg
The main researcher from the department: doc. RNDr. Lucie Kupková, Ph.D.
A co-researchers from the department: Ing. Markéta Potůčková, Ph.D., doc. RNDr. Přemysl Štych, Ph.D., MSc. Khalil Gholamnia
Web: https://europe-land.eu
Green Skills at UK - National Recovery Plan for Higher Education: Component 7.4 "Adaptation of Educational Programs - Support for Green Skills and Sustainability in Higher Education
Provider: Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Number: NPO_UK_MSMT-2114/2024-4
Solution period: 2024–2025
The main researcher from the department: doc. RNDr. Lucie Kupková, Ph.D.
A co-researchers from the department: Ing. Markéta Potůčková, Ph.D., Mgr. Lucie Červená, Ph.D., Ing. Eva Štefanová, Ph.D, doc. RNDr. Přemysl Štych, Ph.D., Ing. Lukáš Brodský, Ph.D., RNDr. Lukáš Brůha, Ph.D., RNDr. Jakub Lysák, Ph.D., RNDr. Josef Laštovička, Ph.D.
Web: https://www.tilspec.cz/projects
Remote sensing for vegetation studies: deepening research collaboration and networking in the framework of 4EU+ Alliance
Provider: European Centre, Charles University
Number: MA/4EU+/2024/F4/03
Solution period: 2024
The main researcher: doc. RNDr. Lucie Kupková, Ph.D.
A co-researchers from the department: Ing. Markéta Potůčková, Ph.D., Mgr. Lucie Červená, Ph.D., RNDr. Jakub Lysák, Ph.D.
Web: https://www.tilspec.cz/projects
Earth observation technologies for the surveillance activities of the Czech Environmental Inspectorate
Provider: Technology Agency of the Czech Republic
Number: SS07010417
Solution period: 2024–2026
The main researcher: doc. RNDr. Lucie Kupková, Ph.D.
A co-researchers from the department: Ing. Markéta Potůčková, Ph.D., Mgr. Lucie Červená, Ph.D., Ing. Eva Štefanová, Ph.D., RNDr. Jakub Lysák, Ph.D., Mgr. Mojmír Polák
Web: https://www.tilspec.cz/projects
Monitoring the spread and management of invasive and expansive species using advanced earth observation methods
Provider: Technology Agency of the Czech Republic
Number: SS07020317
Solution period: 2024–2026
The main researcher: doc. RNDr. Lucie Kupková, Ph.D.
A co-researchers from the department: Ing. Markéta Potůčková, Ph.D., Mgr. Lucie Červená, Ph.D., Mgr. Záboj Hrázský, Mgr. Alex Šrollerů
Web: https://www.tilspec.cz/projects
Modeling satellite-derived soil moisture content over grasslands under different climatic conditions
Provider: MŠMT, program INTER-EXCELLENCE/INTER-ACTION
Number: LUAIZ24067
Solution period: 2024 - 2027
The main researcher: Prof. Arnon Karnieli, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Izrael
The main researcher from the department: Ing. Markéta Potůčková, Ph.D.
A co-researchers from the department: doc. RNDr. Lucie Kupková, Ph.D., Mgr. Alex Šrollerů.
Geospatial Artificial Intelligence Analysis for Tailings Storage Facilities (GAIA-TSF)
Provider: HORIZON-EUSPA-2023-SPACE-01-46
Number: 101180263
Solution period: 2024–2026
The main researcher: The National Cluster for Sustainable Mining and Associated Services of the Iberian Peninsula (ISMC)
The main researcher from the department: Ing. Lukáš Brodský, Ph.D.
A co-researchers from the department: Mgr. Lucie Červená, Ph.D., MS.C. Shruti Pancholi
Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere Dynamics under the Influence of Climate Change (CryoDyn)
Provider: 4EU+ Alliance
Number: 255-49003916
Solution period: 2023–2024
The main researcher: Ing. Lukáš Brodský, Ph.D.
A co-researchers from the department: MSc. Samo Rusnák, MSc. Shruti Pancholi
Web: https://sites.google.com/natur.cuni.cz/glam/home
Web 2: https://sites.google.com/natur.cuni.cz/glam/challenges
Ensuring Sustainable Land Management in Selected Areas of Ethiopia on the Basis of Geoscientific Mapping
Provider: Česká rozvojová agentura
Number: ET-2019-019-RO-43040
Solution period: 2019–2024
The main researcher: doc. RNDr. Kryštof Verner, Ph.D., ČGS
The main researcher from the department: doc. RNDr. Přemysl Štych, Ph.D.
Assessment of the impact of land cover changes on local hydrology and climate in the Krkonoše Mts. National Park using remote sensing and hydrological modelling
Provider: TAČR Prostředí pro život
Number: SS05010124
Solution period: 2022–2025
The main researcher: doc. RNDr. Lucie Kupková, Ph.D., PřF UK
The main researcher from the department: doc. RNDr. Lucie Kupková, Ph.D.
A co-researchers from the department: Ing. Markéta Potůčková, Ph.D., Mgr. Lucie Červená, Ph.D., RNDr. Jakub Lysák, Ph.D., Ing. Salma Bijou, MSc. Adenan Nofrizal
Web: https://www.lucc4hydro.cz
Current projects - Department of Applied Geoinformatics and Cartography as a co-researcher
Geohazards
Provider: MŠMT, OP JAK
Number: CZ.02.01.01/00/22_008/0004605
Solution period: 2024–2028
The main researcher:
A co-researchers from the department: Ing. Lukáš Brodský Ph.D., RNDr. Lukáš Brůha, Ph.D.
Web: https://geohazards.cuni.cz/project
(https://natur.cuni.cz/veda-a-vyzkum/grantova-agenda/operacni-programy/op-jak)
SUSTHERIT: Transformative urban heritage. Strategies for a sustainable European historic housing stock.
Provider: Joint Programming Initiative “Cultural Heritage and Global Change” (JPI CH), Call 2023 – „Climate & Cultural Heritage (CCH) 2023 Collaborative Research Action (CRA)“
Doba řešení: 2024–2027
Solution period: Prof. RNDr. Luděk Sýkora, Ph.D.
A co-researchers from the department: RNDr. Lukáš Brůha, Ph.D.
Web: https://www.belmontforum.org/archives/projects/transformative-urban-heritage-strategies-for-a-sustainable-european-historic-housing-stock (https://web.natur.cuni.cz/cvmr/sustherit)
The Caves of Bohemian Switzerland NP and Elbe Sandstone PLA: interdisciplinary research for nature conservation purposes using modern methods
Provider: TAČR
Number: SS07010065
Solution period: 2024–2026
The main researcher: Mgr. Jaroslav Kukla, Ph.D., Charles University, Institute for Environmental Studies
A co-researchers from the department: Mgr. Jakub Lysák, Ph.D., Mgr. Petra Krsková, Mgr. Adéla Šedová
Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Social Exclusion and Segregation
Provider: Grantová agentura České republiky
Number: 23-08311S
Solution period: 2023–2025
The main researcher: Prof. RNDr. Luděk Sýkora, Ph.D.
A co-researchers from the department: RNDr. Lukáš Brůha, Ph.D.
Web: https://web.natur.cuni.cz/segregace/prostorova-a-casova-dynamika-socialniho-vylouceni-a-segregace
A database of year-ring chronologies as a tool for recording and predicting the response of the main forest tree species to climate change
Provider: TAČR Prostředí pro život
Number: SS0310134
Solution period: 2021 - 2024
The main researcher: doc. Mgr. Václav Treml, Ph.D.
The main researcher from the department: RNDr. Lukáš Brůha, Ph.D.
Existing GAUK projects
Modeling of future land use/land cover patterns in accordance with sustainable development (case study: Krkonoše Mts in Czechia)
Provider: Grantová agentura UK (GAUK)
Number: -
Solution period: 2024–2026
The main researcher: MSc. Khalil Gholamnia
A co-researcher from the department: doc. RNDr. Lucie Kupková, Ph.D.
Monitoring of semiarid wetlands using time series of multimodal satellite data
Provider: Grantová agentura UK (GAUK)
Number: 187424
Solution period: 2024–2026
The main researcher: Mgr. Adéla Šedová
A co-researcher from the department: Ing. Markéta Potůčková, Ph.D.
UAV LiDAR-based tree detection and structural parameter estimation with a focus on the treeline ecotone
Provider: Grantová agentura UK (GAUK)
Number: 245023
Solution period: 2023–2025
The main researcher: Mgr. Alex Šrollerů
A co-researcher from the department: Ing. Markéta Potůčková, Ph.D.
Assessment of forest disturbance and regeneration using radar and optical satellite data in the Czech Republic
Provider: Grantová agentura UK (GAUK)
Number: 412722
Solution period: 2022 - 2025
The main researcher: Mgr. Daniel Paluba
Land Use/Land-use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) classification of the Czech Republic using machine learning methods
Provider: Grantová agentura UK (GAUK)
Number: 412922
Solution period: 2022–2024
The main researcher: Mgr. Jan Svoboda