Acta Montanistica Slovaca Ročník 16 (2011), číslo 4, 239-241 239 Introduction to Individual Contribution by the VI Scientific and Professional Conferences with International Participation Geodesy, Cartography and Geographic Information Systems 2010 Janka Sabová and Juraj Gašinec 1 This contribution contains a selection of articles from 6th Scientific Conference with International Participation "Geodesy, Cartography and Geographical Information Systems 2010". Particular articles are focused on the field of geodesy, engineering surveying, mining surveying, deformation analysis, digital photogrammetry, cartography, cadastre of real estates and terrestrial laser scanning. The reader will become familiar with the recent trends and results of research that have been achieved in these areas at universities, as well as in the commercial sector that act in branch of geodesy in the Czech and Slovak Republic. Key words: geodesy, cartography, geographical information systems, photogrammetry, geodetic network, processing of measurements, mining surveying, terrestrial laser scanning. Introduction The very name, it is clear that already the sixth annual conference, the broad interdisciplinary nature in order to present new knowledge in theory and practice. Was aimed at the general issue of current geodesy, mine surveying, cartography, cadastre, the deformation of the investigation, photogrammetry, laser scanning and geographic information systems. Due to the broad interdisciplinary image the individual thematic units divided into three areas: 1. Geodesy, cartography and mine surveying • Legislation, organization and education in the field of geodesy, cartography and mine surveying, • Methods, techniques and geodetic survey devices, • Cartographic aspects of surveying and mine surveying, • Digital Cartography, • Geodynamics, engineering geodesy, deformation analysis and other aspects applied in geodesy, mine surveying, and underground surveying, • Satellite, Space and Astronomical Surveying, • Adjustment calculus and adjustment of geodetic networks, • Photogrammetry. 2. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) • History and current trends in GIS, • Models and data structures, • 3D visualization of spatial data, • Planning and design of GIS technology. 3. Cadastre of real estates • Legislation, organization and current issues in cadastre of real estates, • Cadastral base and cadastral systems, • 3D cadastre - the use of perspective, • Applications cadastral data. 1 prof. Dr. Ing. Janka Sabová, doc. Ing. Juraj Gašinec, PhD., Institute of Geodesy, Cartography and Geographic Information Systems, Faculty of BERG, Technical university in Kosice, Park Komenského 19, 043 84 Košice, Slovak Republic. E-mail: janka.sabova@tuke.sk , juraj.gasinec@tuke.sk