Geomatics@UWB ( University of West Bohemia, Faculty of Applied Sciences) is a leading research and education group in the area of geographic data and information management in the Czech Republic.

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) defines geomatics (geos: Earth, matics: informatics) as a “discipline concerned with the collection, distribution, storage, analysis, processing, presenting of geographic data or geographic information”. [ISO/TR 19122:2004(E)]

Geomatics@UWB provides research and education in the following specialisms:

• surveying and geodesy,
• mapping and cartography,
• remote sensing including photogrammetry and global navigation satellite systems (Earth observation),
• cadastre,
• geographic information systems.

Geomatics@UWB utilises research from disciplines including geography, astronomy, geophysics, informatics, cybernetics and mathematics. In this perspective, Geomatics@UWB provides interdisciplinary research mainly in the following areas:

• spatial and urban planning and smart cities,
• transport planning including smart mobility,
• agriculture and precision/autonomous farming,
• landscape and rural development,
• cultural heritage including historical maps,
• environmental protection, disaster management and climate change.

Geomatics@UWB is formally affiliated with:

• the Department of Geomatics, and
• the Geophysical Models and Geoinformatics Technologies programme of the New Technologies for the Information Society (NTIS) research centre.