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Czech Geological Survey in 2016 Zdenek Venera, Director of CGS Vít Štrupl, Vicedirector and Head of Geofond Division 1 Basic facts on Survey: Geological Survey since 1919 ~ 330 employees Prague: Headquarters, IT Centre, Central Laboratory, Library, Archive, Bookshop, Collections Kutná Hora: Mining History Department, Archive Brno: Regional Office and Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry Lužná, Kamenná, Stratov, Kovanice: Sample Storage Facilities 2 Legal background: CGS legally based on Geological Act/2001, by Minister of Environment Decree in 2003 Authorised by and accountable to Ministry of Environment and Board of Government for Research & Development 3 Mission: Collecting, processing and providing data and information related to the geological structure, natural hazards, protection and use of mineral and groundwater resources in the Czech Republic based on scientific research Providing geoscientific information and advisoring to state and regional authorities for political, economical and environmental decision-making International cooperation and development assistance Outreach in geosciences and environmental protection 4 History (1): 1919 State Geological Survey of the Czechoslovak Republic was established. The name has been changed ten times during its history, but its statutory tasks remain… 1952 from the Central Geological Institute was detached Geofond as independent state-funded organization 1990 both organizatoins was placed under the authority of the Ministry of the Environment 2002 both organizatoins became finaly named as Czech Geological Survey but operated separately 5 History (2): 2011 31st December was canceled Czech Geological SurveyGeofond by Minister of Environment Decree. Its activities, staff, equipment and buildings were incorporated into the Czech Geological Survey 2012 from 1st January Czech Geological Survey is one institution. It functions as the state geological survey (SGS) in the Czech Republic and consists of 6 divisions within the frame of 8 workplaces (Praha-Klárov, Praha-Kostelní, PrahaBarrandov, Praha – Tomanova, Brno, Kutná Hora, Jeseník, Lužná u Rakovníka) 6 Organisation chart: 7 Financial Resources: Total Budget 2015: ~ €11 mil 40% from Ministry of Environment 60% through projects from other resources: • Strategic Research Programme by R&D Board of Government • other Ministries (Industry, Regional Development, Health Care, Education, Foreign Affairs) • Grant Agency of CR • Grant Agency of Academy of Science • Grant Agencies of universities • European Commission • Radioactive Waste Repository Authority • Private companies • International financial resource 8 Expertise topics to support state administration: Geological research and mapping Assessment of mineral and water resources and mining impact on environment Prevention and mitigation of natural hazards Environment and pollution Shale gas potential CO2 sequestration in geological structures Carrying out tasks as imposed by law Geodata management and delivery of information to public 9 Geological and thematic mapping: CGS has covered the entire Czech Republic on geological and 12 thematic maps at scale 1 : 50 000 Thematic maps: geological hydrogeological mineral deposits landslides and rock falls surface water geochemistry geochemical reactivity of rocks environmental factors & zoning geological engineering, soils & others 10 Detailed geological mapping: Since 1996 the CGS has restarted the geological mapping on the 1:25.000 scale The mapped areas were selected based on demand from state and local authorities Related to environmental or development problems CD & DVDs 11 Registration of geological projects: Inventory of all geological projects within the CZ territory and organizations that undertake them • According to § 7 of the Geological Act 4500 4000 REGISTRATION OF GEOLOGICAL PROJECTS (2005-2015) 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 2005 Number 2631 2006 2563 2007 2941 2008 3450 2009 3248 2010 2902 2011 2900 2012 3100 2013 3340 2014 3585 2015 4128 12 Mineral resources management (1): Protection and registration of mineral resources : Inventory of mineral deposits and reserves Documents regarding the national mineral policy and energy strategy, and use of domestic mineral resources • According to § 13 of the Geological Act and §§ 8, 10 of the Mining Act 13 Mineral resources management (2): Re-evaluation of mineral resource reconnaissance in the Czech Republic Regional mineral planning policies Complex assessment of the Coal Bed Methane 14 Geohazards management: • Inventory of mine workings and their impacts Inventory of abandoned mine lands Assesment of reported impacts of mine workings Status check safeguarding of mine workings According to § 35 of the Mining Act 15 Mine waste management Maintaining and updating of mine waste facilities inventory of the Czech Republic Management of the Hazardous Mine Waste Facilities Database Supervision and consultation for the state administration • According to § 17 of the Mine Waste Management Act 16 State statistical reports: Processing of data from state statistical reports Specialized reviews • According to § 10 of the Statistical Act 17 Management & Delivery of Geodata (1): Geological IS – Information Portal of the CGS Information for land use planning - processing of data on specific geological conditions • According to § 27 of the Building Act GIS geodata on web – Map Server Research project support Digital map production 18 Management & Delivery of Geodata (2): New trends and challenges On-line data processing and providing (web applications and services) Electronic communication with the public, opendata Creating IT solutions for use in multidimensional geological modelling and visualization (3D) Preparing a national geological data model and appropriate classification schemes Researching data quality issues and data mining methods in geology 19 Geological Regional & Special Studies: Geological evolution, tectonic patterns and composition of particular geological units Geological evolution, tectonic patterns and composition of particular geological units Petrological, geochemical and mineralogical investigation of crystalline formations Genesis & paleogeography of sedimentary basins Paleontological, micropaleontological and biostratigraphic research 20 Applied Geology & Natural Hazards: Hydrogeological mapping & research Geological hazards (slope deformations, floods,.) Engineering geology Geothermal energy High level radioactive waste repository CCS 21 Archives – Reports & Maps: Unpublished geological documents and reports on geological projects (132 000 items) Unpublished mineral reserve reports (4 000 items) Foreign travel reports (10 700 items) Historical borehole reports (72 800 items) Geological maps scale: 1:2 800 to 1:200 000 (13 000 items) Soil fertility maps scale: 1:5 000 (16 000 items) Historical mining maps various scales (11 000 items) Specialized maps scale: 1:25 000 + 1:50 000 (3 500 items) 22 Archives – Samples & Boreholes: Drill cores (2 600 boreholes) Micropaleontological samples (10 000 samples) Depository of duplicate survey and geophysical reports, assesments and measurements Storage of administrative documents and samples (oil boreholes, schlich maps) 23 Archives – Database & Digital Archive: Automated System of Geological Information - records of unpublished reports, projects and assessments • available on the CGS website, 230 00 items Digital Archive (digitization of archival collections since 2004) • scannning of original documents (map and book scanners, auto feed scanners) • creating metadata by technical annotation • data backup and export • data formats: TIFF – uncompressed, JPG • Digital Archive contains more than 36 500 scanned reports and assessments 24 Laboratory Services & Research: Inorganic analysis of rocks, soils, sediments, mineral raw materials and waters (certified CGS Central Laboratory) Analysis of gases, crude oils and organic matter in rocks, soils and waters (CGS certified Probational Laboratory) Electron microprobe analysis, isotopic ICP MS MC LA, TIMS, Xray & other special methods (Labs of the Geochemistry Dept) 25 International Activities & Cooperation: Development collaboration International scientific projects (EU, IGCP, ..) Bilateral cooperation 26 FDA: Geological Mapping & Research: Geological and thematic mapping & production of maps at different scales Geological investigation, its evaluation and delivery also in a form of databases & GIS • FDA Projects Mongolia, Central & South America, Africa Mongolian Altay Nicaragua 27 FDA: Geodata Management & Delivery: • Technical support of FDA projects Geographic Information Systems Remote sensing data analyses Digital map production Geological information systemsFDA Projects Mongolia, Central & South America, Africa 28 FDA: Earth Science Training: Education and Earth science training represents an integral part of all FDA projects lead by CGS GEOCHIM – a certificated postgraduate training UNESCO course, providing knowledge about: • geochemical methods for ore prospecting • the solution of environmental problems 29 Thank you 30