The aim of the art competition for schools proclaimed by the Czech Geological Survey in the framework of activities of the International Year of Planet Earth, is to popularize geology among broad public, namely children.
Current events
The research team constituted of Jakub Haloda (CGS), Patricie Týcová (CGS), Pavel Gabzdyl (FS MU Brno), Vera A. Fernandes (University of Manchester), Randy L.
The Division of Geochemistry and Laboratories gained a research project called “Evaluation of the effects of the Göteborg Protocol on acidified and eutrophicased waters and soils – a proposal of another act of reduction” from the Norwegian...
This is the translated headline (in Czech Že padaly stromy, nezavinil jen vítr) of the required article written by RNDr. Jakub Hruška and published in the Hospodářské noviny daily newspaper.
Apart from the Bulletin, the CGS Information Portal provides access to the Geoscience Research Reports, enabling free downloading articles of the hitherto latest, edition of the year 2005.
On December 4–8, 2006, the Conference on Geology of Iraq was organized by the DOLIN Co. Ltd in cooperation with the Czech Geological Survey and under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
At the end of the year 2006, the project called “The execution of geological and other activities at the testing site of Melechov Massive – Stage 2” finished.The task was realized to the order of the Authorities of Radioactive Waste Disposal...
On 1 October 2006, the international CO2NET EAST project has been started, a Co-ordination Action funded by the European Commission within the 6th Framework Programme for research and technology development.
Ten trainees of the Iraqi Geological Survey – geologists, programmers and specialists of the GIS – worked as guests at the Czech Geological Survey on October 9–20.
It was written and prepared by the Czech authors Jiří Babůrek, Jaroslava Pertoldová, Kryštof Verner, and Josef Jiřička, in 2006.
Czech Geological Survey was awarded by a third position in the international competition Map Gallery in the fram of the 26th Annual ESRI User Conference in San Diegu for the "Map of the Nicaraguan Volcanic Chain".
The Division of Informatics of the CGS presents the Photoarchive database in trial operation. This application makes accessible the photodocumentation in the CGS.
Dr. Kristine Asch (BGR; CGMW, CGI) presented during her stay in the CGS the new International Geological Map of Europe as well as the course, other results and aspects of this important project she coordinated.
The first number of the Bulletin of Geosciences has been published in a new format and with a new orientation to palaeoenvironmental geology, including palaeontology, stratigraphy, sedimentology,palaeogeography, palaeoecology, palaeoclimatology,...
On April 1, 2006, the CGS specialists made the reconnaissance of the landslide above the east portal of the road tunnel near Hřebeč. There were also the ministers of the Government of the Czech Republic, Ing. M. Šimonovský and Mgr. R.
The Committee for pupularization of science of the Academy of Sciences of CR organized on 23 January 2006 press conference on the topic of the World crude oil reserves and perspectives of its excavation: energetic concept of the CR. Dr. V.
Czech Geological Survey has actively participated in the first year of solution of the international project BIOSHALE (Search for sustainable way of exploiting black shale ores using biotechnologies), co-funded by the EC FP6 and coordinated by the...
During November 15-16 Prague was visited by the President of the American Associaton of the Petroleum Geologists Peter Rose (USA) and John Brooks (UK), AAPG President of the European Region.
The first Annual General Meeting of European network Europamines, engaged in the awareness and sustainable utilization of the European mining heritage, was held at the North of England Killhope, UK, on 29/30 October 2005.
Czech Geological Survey belongs to the pioneers in the research of CO2 Capture & Storage (CCS) in Central Europe.