Vít Voženílek

Palacký University Olomouc · Department of Geoinformatics

ICAO's latest analysis of the economic impact of COVID-19 on civil aviation shows that global passenger traffic declined sharply by 60% in the combination second, third and fourth quarters of 2020, equivalent to a reduction of around 2.7 billion passengers compared to 2019 [1,2]. The European system of air traffic flows, which formed over decades,...

In recent decades, research into the quality of life has been carried out by scientists and political organizations. This article follows the European Union's call for a multidimensional approach to research into the quality of life. The article puts forward a novel concept for the quality of life, based on key domains and their respective indicato...

Dialects became a traditional research subject of linguists who collect and analyse data from a linguistic perspective and a spatial perspective. Detailed research on the distribution of dialects and their specifics is an important part of preserving every nation's cultural heritage. With the gradual disappearance of dialects in society, this topic...

Map load is a map property quantifying the amount of map content in cartographic products. Since the 1960s, various approaches have been examined to determine map-load value to assume the map complexity level. However, none of these approaches has become commonly used to evaluate the map-load level neither during the map-design process nor for maps...

Over 600 geography teachers answered an online survey containing 30 questions about school world atlases, an integral part of geography education. The study measured the importance and frequency of use of atlases, identified the most frequently used school atlases, and determined the type of tasks solved with atlases and the supplementary teaching...

The issue of graphic map load is currently very often overlooked. Conversely, having an objective knowledge of the level of a map load helps cartographers to assume the map’s readability and suitability for a target group of users. The aim of this study is, therefore, to use the Graphic Map Load Measuring Tool (GMLMT) and Subband Entropy script as...

Trvale udržitelné lesnictví je založeno na principu umírněného využívání přirozeného produkčního potenciálu lesních ekosystémů. Klasifikace přirozených růstových podmínek zahrnuje jak odhad nejvyšší potenciální bioprodukce, tak i klasifikaci limitů, snižujících bioprodukci. Lesy jsou geobiocenózy z prediktorů půdního a atmosférického prostředí a re...

Prostorová diferenciace trvalých abiotických predispozic má silně heterogenní charakter. Analýzami staničních dat bylo vytvořeno osm analytických map hodnot jednotlivých prediktorů. Jsou výsledkem pokročilých výpočetních procedur. V každé mapě byly intervaly hodnot prediktorů statisticky vyhodnoceny a v celém území zvýrazněny oblasti nejvyššího stu...

Graphic map load is a property of a map quantifying the amount of map content. It indicates the visual complexity of the map and helps cartographers to adapt maps and other geospatial visualizations to accomplish their purpose. Generally, map design needs to enable the user to quickly, comprehensively, and intuitively obtain the relevant spatial in...

There have been many changes in the spatial composition and formal delimitation of administrative boundaries of Czech municipalities over the past 30 years. Many municipalities have changed their official status; they separated into ones that were more independent or were merged with existing ones, or formally redrew their boundaries due to advance...

According to the cartographic communication models, the map is intended as a product which helps people to understand the world. Usually, the first systematic cartographic product which pupils and students met in their lives is a school world atlas. In the Czech Republic, these atlases are used in almost every geography lesson. Thus, school atlases...

Map complexity has been studied by cartographers for decades. Unfortunately, it is not being systematically measured as an essential map property and used to optimize cartographic products during the map-making process. Therefore, the appropriate load of map content in a map usually remains dependent only on the subjective assessment of the cartogr...

Schematic maps still have a strong position in passenger information systems. Even at the time of easily accessible, individually available mobile applications for public transport journey planning and navigation. Their potential is in a unique graphic design that attracts the attention of all generations of passengers. To effectively use, schemati...

Publikace je dílem autorského kolektivu odborníků na kartografii a 3D tisk z Katedry geoinformatiky Přírodovědecké fakulty Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci a speciálních pedagogů z Ústavu speciálněpedagogických studií Pedagogické fakulty Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci. Publikace zahrnuje témata: tyfomapy, výrobní technologie, tyflografika, znaky na...

A school world atlas is likely the first systematic cartographic product which students encounter in their lives. However, only a few empirical studies have analysed school atlases in the context of map reading and learning geographical curricula. The present paper describes an eye-tracking study conducted on 30 grammar school students and their ge...

This paper examines the 3D printed results of a floodplain analysis usually used for hydrological studies to calculate the probabilities in high water stage features. The analysis was performed using probability distributions, including Pear-son type III distribution, Log-Pearson type III distribution, Gaussian (normal) distribution, Gumbel distrib...

The city-building game Cities: Skylines simulates urban-related processes in a visually appealing 3D environment and thus offers interesting possibilities for visualizations of real-world places. Such visualizations could be used for presentation, participation, or education projects. However, the creation process of the game model from geographica...

Due to the recent advancements in thermal camera technology, it is easier than ever to acquire information about surface temperature in very-high or extreme spatial resolution from manned or unmanned airborne vehicles. The main objective of the paper is to investigate the possibilities of extreme resolution thermal data for urban climate research....

This chapter provides a short introductory description of issues related to the geographical authenticity of wine, followed by examples of wine contamination and adulteration. In addition, bioanalytical and biochemical methods are described, which allow uncovering of fraudulent products. These methods include stable isotope ratio analysis via nucle...

Land expansion to increase agricultural production in East Africa (Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda) will be limited by climate change. In this study, we predict landscape suitability for chickpea (Cicer arietinum), common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), lentil (Lens culinaris), field pea (Pisum sativum) and pigeon pea (Cajanus caja...

Activity-based micro-scale simulation models for transport modelling provide better evaluations of public transport accessibility, enabling researchers to overcome the shortage of reliable real-world data. Current simulation systems face simplifications of personal behaviour, zonal patterns, non-optimisation of public transport trips (choice of the...

The paper considers three scientific approaches and outlines a new concept of systematic cartography. The first approach – systems theory Systems theory has long been concerned with the study of complex systems (in recent times, complexity theory and complex systems have also been used as names of the field). Complex systems are present in the rese...

Soil and plant compositions have been affected by human activities in Imo watershed, southern Nigeria. The study examined the responses of soil and plants to changes in landscape under different land-use. It was hypothesized that though forest had higher soil organic carbon and organic matter, it was the most altered land-use with substantial loss...

The quality of life is complex, with human existence closely linked theme. Both scientific and international political organizations have been focusing on this topic in recent decades. This research follows the European Union's challenges to deal with the quality of life as a multi-aspect phenomenon. Firstly, the authors' concept of quality of life...

Any geospatial study involves geovisualization as either input information sources or output information presentations. The term Geovisualization consists of cartographic concepts of coding and encoding of spatial information. It involves GIS-related topics of data management, data processing and principles of data visualization, mainly concerning...

IMY was a worldwide celebration of maps and their unique role in our world. Supported by the United Nations, IMY provides opportunities to demonstrate, follow, and get involved in the art, science, and technology of making and using maps and geographic information. International Map Year (IMY) started in Paris 2011 when the General Assembly of the...

The paper introduces the term "WebGIS 2.0". From a stylistic point of view, the WebGIS 2.0 concept combines two separate ideas, WebGIS and Web 2.0. From a technological point of view this concept combines the latest methods in the GIT context and, in principle, is based on the methods of service-oriented architecture and the Internet as a platform,...

The article highlights the benefits and potential of a responsive web map client designed to passportisation of sugar fields especially with emphasis on the implementation of OGC Web Map Services for precise farming. The concept of the application aims to fundamentally simplify the process of passportisation sugar fields data as one of the key prer...

A recent development of web map production concerns non-technological aspects (economic, legislative, visualization, psychological and user aspects). The economic aspects include, in particular, commercial use and financial gain. In developing of service-oriented map production the concept of SOA is especially important because of the possibilities...

With the development of information and communication technologies, new technologies are leading to an exponential increase in the volume and types of data available. At this time of the information society, data is one of the most important arguments for policy making, crisis management, research and education, and many other fields. An essential...

Public transport conditions are analysed using simulated commuting to important employers and recording data about significant features of all simulated trips. Two forms of overall public transport accessibility evaluation are compared—rule based and multivariate based classifications. Rule based classification was developed in several variants int...

Norway spruce dominates mountain forests in Europe. Natural variations in the mountainous coniferous forests are strongly influenced by all the main components of forest and landscape dynamics: species diversity, the structure of forest stands, nutrient cycling, carbon storage, and other ecosystem services. This paper deals with an empirical windth...

Soil and bedrock influence ecosystem diversity through various means. The aim of this study was to typify forest soil catena diversity (FSCD) in the Central-European soil regions of the Czech Republic for ecosystem restoration planning. Typification was carried out through cluster analysis on Shannon-Wiener᾽ indexes of soil and bedrock diversities...

Air pollution exposure from both outdoor and indoor sources represents the world’s largest environmental health risk. Noise is another environmental pollutant which mostly affects residents of urban areas due to commercial and industrial activities and high volume transportation. The article presents work in the development of mobile IoT device des...

European beech-dominated forests are crucial for maintaining biodiversity in forested mountain landscapes of the European temperate zone. This paper presents the results of research and assessment of management strategy for mountain beech-dominated forests in the Jeseníky Mountains (Czech Republic). Our approach is based on combining research on hi...

The regional effects of climate change on forest ecosystems in the temperate climate zone of Europe can be modelled as shifts of forest vegetation zones in the landscape, northward and to higher elevations. This study applies a biogeographical model of climate conditions in the forest vegetation zones of the Central European landscape, in order to...

Physical activity (PA) is one of the factors that positively affect health. Recent studies confirm that the type of the built environment can influence the physical activity behaviour. This relationship can be examined by a variety of methods (questionnaires, pedometers and accelerometers). At present, use of geographic information systems (GIS) an...

The paper demonstrates the results of a biogeographic model of climatic conditions of vegetation zones in the landscape of Czechia. The model uses climatological prediction data of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute for the time period 2010–2100 according to the SRES A1B scenario and geobiocoenological characteristics of vegetation zonation of...

Physical activity (PA) is one of the factors that positively affect health. Recent studies confirm that the type of the built environment can influence the physical activity behaviour. This relationship can be examined by a variety of methods (questionnaires, pedometers and accelerometers). At present, use of geographic information systems (GIS) an...

In the process of map making, the attention is given to the resulting image map (to be accurate, readable, and suit the primary purpose) and its user aspects. Current cartography understands the user issues as all matters relating to user perception, map use and also user preferences. Most commercial cartographic production is strongly connected to...

Image maps have become very popular and frequently produced cartographical outputs during recent years. However, the unambiguous terminology, definitions, content and appearance specification have not been widely researched. The paper deals with the new definition of image map, its components delineation, and basic classification. The authors under...

In the process of map making, the attention is given to the resulting image map (to be accurate, readable, and suit the primary purpose) and its user aspects. Current cartography understands the user issues as all matters relating to user perception, map use and also user preferences. Most commercial cartographic production is strongly connected to...

Image maps have become very popular and frequently produced cartographical outputs during recent years. However, the unambiguous terminology, definitions, content and appearance specification have not been widely researched. The paper deals with the new definition of image map, its components delineation, and basic classification. The authors under...

Cartographic production and publishing are related to many aspects including data availability and legislative requirements. They are highly relevant to the map making process from its beginning to the possibility of extending the final step. The modern trends of Open Data have a significant impact on the development of cartography and its essentia...

Due to the ongoing changes in settlement, it is becoming increasingly difficult to properly define rural and urban areas in Czechia. This delimitation problem has been intensively studied in Europe, including Czechia, for decades, but only the “crisp” rules have been set for this purpose. This is no longer sufficient because of substantial populati...

Trvalé abiotické predispozice ohrožení lesů jsou na území České republiky podmiňovány jarními teplotami, mimovegetačními teplotami, podzimními atmosférickými srážkami, atmosférickými srážkami ve vegetačním období, depozicí oxidovaných forem dusíku, depozicí redukovaných forem dusíku, půdní bazickou saturací, celkovým nesilikátovým obsahem hořčíku a...

The paper presents the algorithm for detection and clustering of feature in aerial photographs based on artificial neural networks. The presented approach is not focused on the detection of specific topographic features, but on the combination of general features analysis and their use for clustering and backward projection of clusters to aerial im...

Kuala Lumpur is currently experiencing a large-scale urban transformation. This study explores a multi-buffer ring method to investigate the spatial and temporal dynamics of urban growth in the Kuala Lumpur metropolitan area by using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing imageries from1989 to 2014. The first Landsat images from...

An atlas is regarded as the ultimate cartographic product. For its compilation, there are needed the cartographer’s experience in all field of cartography, which can be obtained only by systematic cartographic production. The thematic scientific atlases require well-skilled cartographers in addition the ability to communicate, to discuss and to wor...

The article provides information on extensive research of the profundity (degree) measurement of special educational needs (SEN) of children, pupils and students with disablement in the Czech Republic. The research was based on more than 80 thousands records of contacts with children with disablement. The authors answer the following questions: Are...

The article treats spatial analysis distribution of activities within special education of vision impaired children, pupils and students in the Czech Republic. It response to the research questions: What are territorial differences in content and volume of special education of vision impaired people? Are there any regional disparities? The authors...

The authors present the research seeking evaluating and developing aspects of interpretation and perception of geospace by modern tactile maps based on 3D printing. There are three newly introduced types of tactile maps. Map of type A is a tactile map printed by 3D printing technology as traditional relief tactile map with 5 mm thick background usi...

The objective of this study is vulnerability and exposer intensity due to land use change in Olomouc, Czech Republic. Vulnerability assessment with exposer intensity to land use/cover change is an important step for enhancing the understanding and decision-making to reduce vulnerability. This study work includes quantification of Exposure Index (EI...

The paper deals with the approach of compiling of animations from a pair of oblique stereoimages. The authors investigated as simple and cheap way as possible to develop such approach which will be available for wide scope of ordinary users with common equipment. They concentrated on three procedures of oblique stereoimage handling to compile sets...

Pupils with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) are a group of children with special educational needs, which is the “youngest” of the so-called traditional disability. The authors deal with an objective and comparable assessment of special educational needs of children with ASD. The aim of the paper is to identify the differences in professional dia...

BURIAN, J., STASTNY, S., BRUS, J., PECHANEC, V., VOZENILEK, V. (2015): Urban Planner: model for optimal land use scenario modelling. Geografie, 120, No. 3, pp. 330-353. This paper describes a new approach to automatic optimal land use scenario modelling using the developed ArcGIS "Urban Planner" extension. The first part of the paper addresses the...

Cartographic production and publishing are related to many aspects including data availability and legislative requirements. They are highly relevant to the map making process from its beginning to the possibility of extending the final step. The modern trends of Open Data have a significant impact on the development of cartography and its essentia...

The fast exchange of information and knowledge are the essential conditions for successful and effective research and practical applications in cartography. For successful research development, it is necessary to follow trends not only in this domain, but also try to adapt new trends and technologies from other areas. Trends in cartography are also...

The Jeseníky Mountains tourism in Czech Republic is unique for its floristic richness. This is caused mainly by the altitude division and polymorphism of the landscape, climate and soil structure. This study assesses the impacts of tourism on the land cover in the Jeseníky Mountain region by comparing multi-temporal Landsat imageries (1991, 2001 an...

This research work analyse environmental vulnerability evaluation from 1991 to 2013 in Olomouc, Czech Republic. Remote sensing (RS) and geographical information system (GIS) technology were used to develop an environmental numerical model for vulnerability evaluation based on spatial principle component analysis (SPCA) method. Land use/cover change...

The Jeseníky Mountains tourism in Czech Republic is unique for its floristic richness, which is caused mainly by the altitude division and polymorphism of the landscape; climate and oil structure are other important factors. This study assesses the impacts of tourism on the land cover in the Jeseniky mountain region by comparing multi-temporal Land...

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