PřF KADP Cartography, geoinformatics and remote sensing
Name in Czech: Kartografie, geoinformatika a dálkový průzkum Země
doctoral full-time, language of instruction: Czech Czech
Included in the programme: PřF D-KADP_ Cartography, geoinformatics and remote sensing

Study-related information

  • Final state doctoral examination and defence of the doctoral thesis
    A student at the state doctoral exam demonstrates that he/she has mastered an in depth the knowledge of Cartography, geoinformatics, and remote sensing, including appropriate techniques and skills. The aim is to examine both the level of knowledge and the ability to actively solve the specific scientific problem, including their complex understanding and application of corresponding analytical methods and synthesis. The student may enrol for the state doctoral examination at the earliest after all requirements in the Individual study plan has been fulfilled, but at the latest in the 5th semester. The defence of the Baselines of the Ph.D. thesis by a special opponent is a part of the state doctoral examination.

    The oral exam includes questions from the two testing areas:
    - Research methods (data acquisition and evaluation, methods of their processing)
    - Current trends in specific discipline from which the Ph.D. thesis is presented (methods, general knowledge, perspectives)
  • Requirements of the study
    Requirements of the study
    Research activities 80% workload):
    - Ph.D. thesis preparation – takes place during the whole period of the study and its basis is in the publication activity described below (min. 50 % of the workload)
    - Publishing activity – consists of at least three accepted scientific articles or applied outputs, such as approved method / software. For an example of scientific papers, at least one first-author impacted article (in the Web of Science database), another first-author article (at least in the Scopus or Web of Science database) and a another co-author's reviewed article are required (15 % of the workload).
    - Attendance at the conferences – active participation in at least two international conferences, of which at least one is in a the form of an oral lecture, with the second one is possible in the form of a poster
    - Pedagogical activity (participation in teaching) – Ph.D. students participates in teaching by conducting seminars, field courses, selected lectures or preparation of study materials in the first 4 semesters. An integral part of the development of pedagogical experiences of the Ph.D. candidate is consultation and/or assessment of pre-gradual thesis . The participation in teaching should not exceed 150 hours during the first 4 semesters (max. 10 % of the workload)
    - Defence of Baselines of the Ph.D. thesis – must be completed by the 6th semester at the latest
    - Foreign internship – must be completed by undertaking at least a 2 months-long stay during the study, or by an active participation in an international project for at least 2 years (min. 5 % of the workload).
    Professional courses (max. 20 % of the workload):

    - Fundamentals of scientific work and preparation of scientific publications
    - Research projects preparation and management
    In addition, 2 of the 4 study areas listed below shall should be completed:
    - Theoretical cartography
    - Applied cartography
    - GIScience
    - Remote sensing
    Another 2 optional courses according to the Individual study plan (after approval by the supervisor and approval by the Doctoral board).
  • Proposal of dissertation topics and topics of defended dissertations
    Examples of topics of Ph.D. theses:
    Glacier movements mapping using radar interferometry.
    Geocollaboration using map like user interfaces
    Users aspects of 3D visualisation.
    Defended PhD. thesis:
    Concept of Neocartography in the Study of Old Maps
    Pervasive cartography: theory, methods and applications in the field of environmental noise data processing
    The Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Remotely-sensed Vegetation Phenology in Cenral Asia.

Recommended progress through the study plan

Compulsory courses

Rozvoj pedagogických zkušeností

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
PřF:ZD001Teaching assistance 1 V. Herberz 0/03 1-
PřF:ZD002Teaching assistance 2 V. Herberz 0/03 2-
PřF:ZD003Teaching assistance 3 V. Herberz 0/03 3-
PřF:ZD004Teaching assistance 4 V. Herberz 0/03 4-
12 credits

Povinné předměty KG

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
PřF:ZD250Fundamentals of scientific work and preparation of scientific publications P. Kubíčekz 0/2/02 1-
PřF:ZD263Research projects preparation and management T. Řezníkzk 0/0/412 --
14 credits

Oborové semináře

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
PřF:ZD251Cartographical seminar I M. Konečnýz 0/2/02 2-
PřF:ZD252Cartographical seminar II M. Konečnýz 0/2/02 4-
PřF:ZD253Cartographical seminar III M. Konečnýz 0/2/02 6-
PřF:ZD271Cartographical seminar I P. Kubíčekz 0/2/02 2-
PřF:ZD272Cartographical seminar II P. Kubíčekz 0/2/02 4-
PřF:ZD273Cartographical seminar III P. Kubíčekz 0/2/02 6-
12 credits

Doktorská disertační práce

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
PřF:ZD010Ph.D. Thesis D. Nývltz 0/0/010 5-
PřF:ZD011Ph.D. Thesis 1 D. Nývltz 0/0/1515 1-
PřF:ZD012Ph.D. Thesis 2 D. Nývltz 0/0/1515 2-
PřF:ZD013Ph.D. Thesis 3 D. Nývltz 0/0/1515 3-
PřF:ZD014Ph.D. Thesis 4 D. Nývltz 0/027 4-
PřF:ZD015Ph.D. Thesis 5 D. Nývltz 0/017 5-
PřF:ZD016Ph.D. Thesis 6 D. Nývltz 0/030 6-
PřF:ZD017Ph.D. Thesis 7 D. Nývltz 0/030 7-
PřF:ZD018Ph.D. Thesis 8 D. Nývltz 0/0/020 8-
179 credits

Konference a publikace

Konference
Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
PřF:ZD024Lecture in the foreign language D. Nývltz 0/0/05 --
PřF:ZD025Poster at an international conference D. Nývltz 0/0/03 --
8 credits
Publikace
Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
PřF:ZD021Scientific publication writing D. Nývltz 0/0/012 --
PřF:ZD022Scientific publication writing D. Nývltz 0/0/010 --
PřF:ZD023Scientific publication writing D. Nývltz 0/0/08 --
30 credits

Zahraniční stáž / Mezinárodní spolupráce

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
PřF:ZD026Foreign internship D. Nývltz 0/0/012 --
12 credits

Selective courses

Code Name Guarantor Type of Completion Extent and Intensity Credits Term Profile Cat.
PřF:ZD264Theoretical cartography P. Kubíčekzk 0/0/412 --
PřF:ZD265Applied cartography Z. Stachoňzk 0/0/412 --
PřF:ZD266GIScience R. Štampachzk 0/0/412 --
PřF:ZD267Remote sensing P. Kubíčekzk 0/0/412 --
48 credits