On behalf of the Ministry of the Environment (MoE), the Czech Geological Survey (CGS) provides the state geological service, which includes assessments and expertise of regional geologists and specialists.
The CGS provides state authorities, public authorities and natural and legal persons with expert assessments on land development, spatial data, and with information on the results of geological projects, which may influence the processing of land-use planning documents.
This application displays basic information according to law § 27 of Act no. 183/2006 Coll. (Building Act) from the following GIS layers in a single map window: mining areas, protected areas of mineral deposits, areas protected against specific impacts on the Earth’s crust, reserved deposits and approved prognostic resources, registered mine workings (old mine workings), undermined areas, landslide areas, and unprotected mineral deposits. In addition, there is a layer of protection zones of spa springs (Ministry of Health), which define areas with the occurrence of natural water sources that can be used for curative purposes.
Web application providing access to information on experts opinions of Czech Geological Survey (CGS). This expert opinions were drawn up by CGS district geologists and associated specialists according to the equirements of government authorities of the Czech Republic of all levels.
The Regional Geological Administration is responsible for preparing statements, expert and arbitral assessments, and other documents based on officially submitted requests by public authorities or, in certain cases, by other legal and natural persons, if the requested tasks are not being carried out within the scope of projects or contracts. These outputs serve as a basis for subsequent political, economic and environmental decision-making. The Regional Geological Administration also coordinates the activities of regional CGS geologists and specialists. The activities also include the participation of the regional geologists, regional experts and other specialists of the CGS in meetings, expert and select committees and consultancy services requested by public authorities or, in specific cases, by other legal and natural persons.
Regional geologists, hydrogeologists, economic geologists and engineering geologists provide information on specific areas for which they bear responsibility. They cooperate with central and regional authorities in dealing with geological problems in given areas. They provide expert assessments on a wide range of issues, such as geohazards, land-use plans, environmental impacts of construction and technology, and so forth.
Within the scope of the state geological service, the Czech Geological Survey collects and processes data on the geological composition and structure of the Czech Republic‘s territory. It provides the information to administrative authorities for political, economic and environmental decision-making and to professionals and the lay public as well.
In cases when the CGS is tasked with the safeguarding and inventory of reserved mineral deposits (including relevant protected deposit areas), it provides expert assessments on land development and land-use plans concerning areas with specific geological structures by virtue of § 13 of Act No. 62/1988 Coll., on geological work (Geological Act) and § 18 and § 19 of Act No. 44/1988 Coll., on the protection and use of mineral resources (Mining Act).
The Annual Report of the Czech Geological Survey routinely includes statistical information on how many expert assessments are prepared.
Information on geological project results that may affect the processing of land-use planning documents by virtue of § 13 and § 17 of Act No. 62/1988 Coll., on geological work and Act No. 123/1998 Coll., on the right to information on the environment, is available exclusively via the Territory Data web map application. The application‘s data are always publicly accessible and continuously updated.
