Publications and talks

A selection of papers and talks on the Urban Planner model and how public authorities use it. Older items describe the original extension for ArcGIS for Desktop; the assessment principles still apply. Items marked (CZ) are in Czech. More publications are listed on J. Burian's page at the Department of Geoinformatics.

Papers

Bittner, O., Burian, J., Barvíř, R., Čulová, E., Jančovič, M. (2025): Exploring land suitability scenarios in Bratislava: a multicriteria analysis with an Urban Planner model. Journal of Maps, 21(1). DOI
Bittner, O., Žejdlík, J., Burian, J., Voženílek, V. (2025): Exploring unconventional 3D geovisualization methods for land suitability assessment: a case study of Jihlava city. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 14(7), 269. DOI
Bittner, O., Burian, J. (2024): Modelling future urban scenarios of land suitability: a case study of Jihlava city. International Journal of Digital Earth, 17(1). DOI
Bittner, O., Burian, J. (2021): Applying selected accessibility standards for public infrastructure in the Olomouc district (CZ). Urbanismus a územní rozvoj, 24(3), 1–9. PDF
Burian, J., Stachová, M., Vondráková, A. (2018): Land suitability assessment of the Olomouc region: an application of an Urban Planner model. Journal of Maps, 14(1), 73–80. DOI
Burian, J., Stachová, M., Pászto, V. (2016): Urban Planner: a model for assessing land potential. Annual conference of the Czech Geographical Society, České Budějovice (CZ). PDF
Burian, J., Stachová, M. (2016): Development potential of the Olomouc district. Specialised map, Palacký University Olomouc (CZ). PDF
Burian, J., Šťastný, S., Brus, J., Pechanec, V., Voženílek, V. (2015): Urban Planner: model for optimal land use scenario modelling. Geografie, 120(3), 330–353. PDF
Burian, J., Šťastný, S. (2015): Analytická nadstavba Urban Planner [Urban Planner analytical extension]. ArcRevue, 2/2015, 10–13 (CZ). PDF

Talks and posters

Esri GIS Conference, Prague 2026 (upcoming, November 2026): multi-criteria GIS analysis of land potential in the Brno Metropolitan Area. J. Burian with M. Čanda, Brno City Municipality.
Esri GIS Conference, Prague 2023: the Metropolitan Institute of Bratislava on working with our land potential model.
Esri GIS Conference, Prague 2022: development priorities of Jihlava. J. Burian and S. Šťastný with Jihlava City Municipality (CZ). Video
ISAF, Geomatics in Projects and Plan4all 2022, Pilsen: multi-criteria GIS analysis for development priorities of Jihlava (CZ). Abstract
Esri GIS Conference, Prague 2017: with the Olomouc Region on spatial planning analysis updates (CZ). Slides
GIS Ostrava 2017: Urban Planner. Slides
Esri GIS Conference, Prague 2016: with the Vysočina Region on using Urban Planner (CZ). Paper, slides
GIS Ostrava 2016: Slides
Esri Geodesign Summit Europe 2015, Salzburg: Urban Planner. Slides
Esri GIS Conference, Prague 2015: poster. PDF
AGILE 2015: poster. PDF
Esri User Conference 2014: poster. PDF

Award

Czech Map of the Year 2021, Atlases, Map Series and Editions: Atlas of the Moravian-Silesian Region. Project