The Department of Geoinformatics guarantees the bachelor study programme Geoinformatics and Geography, the master study programme Geoinformatics and PhD study Geoinformatics – Cartography. It also offers doctoral studies Geoinformatics and Cartography in the English language (in full-time and combined form).

The Department deepens a cooperation with other departments of the Faculty of Sciences at Palacky University in Olomouc – namely the Department of Geography, Geology, and Computer Science.
Department members ensure a lecturing of geographical and thematic cartography, RS, statistics, GIS and other geoinformatic disciplines for students from other study programmes.

Research is an important and indivisible part of department activities. A number of expert studies and grants were (re)solved here, many expertises were worked out and a dozen of consultations were required and responded. A set of publications points out the qualities of the Department.

Department was founded in 2001.