Štěpán Čech

Portfolio

• Beekeeping Decision Support System Based on Climate Data Analysis

  In progress

  Master's thesis focused on developing BeeReady, a web map application to support beekeeping.

  • Helps beekeepers make decisions and plan interventions during the season
  • The results for each location are refined every week as the climate develops
  • Combines climate data with data on overwintering honey bee colonies in Czechia
  • Developed and run on self-⁠hosted infrastructure

  • Python
  • Django
  • PostgreSQL
  • PostGIS
  • OpenLayers
  • Historical Weather API

  beeready.cz

  

• Evaluation of the impact of climate change on the success of overwintering honey bee colonies in Czechia

  • 1st placeDean's Award, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc
  • 2nd placeGISáček, VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava

  Completed

  Bachelor's thesis analysing how the changing climate affects the overwintering success of bee colonies.

  • Helps identify the climate variables that most affect overwintering
  • Statistically evaluates the link between climate anomalies and colony losses
  • Combines climate data with data on overwintering honey bee colonies in Czechia
  • The BeeReady application builds on its results

  • Python
  • GIS
  • ModelBuilder
  • Data mining
  • Statistical analysis

  Bachelor's thesisPoster

  

• AMOV: road wear assessment from sensor data

  • 2nd placeOlomouc Region Hackathon

  Hackathon

  Team project focused on continuously assessing the rate of road wear.

  • Evaluates road wear and proposes suitable reconstruction periods and diversion routes
  • Uses data from the sensor network of the city of Olomouc

  • Python
  • Sensor data
  • GIS
  • Time series analysis
  • API

  hackathon.upol.cz

  

• Atlas of Tourism in Iceland

  School project

  Semester project focused on designing and producing an atlas chapter.

  • Shows the current state, structure and particulars of tourism in the “land of fire and ice”
  • Shows the tourism potential in terms of accommodation, attractions and transport

  • Cartography
  • Atlas design
  • GIS
  • Python
  • Adobe Illustrator

  PDF

  

• Agricultural Land in Czech Municipalities

  School project

  Semester project focused on producing an A0 wall map.

  • Gives a complete picture of the spatial distribution and state of agricultural land
  • Brings individual maps and charts together into a clear map composition

  • Cartography
  • GIS
  • Analytical maps
  • Complex maps
  • Adobe Illustrator

  PDF

  

• Wall Clock with a Map of Europe

  School project

  Semester project focused on designing and printing a practical 3D model.

  • Shows national borders and the relief of the seabed in depth zones
  • Uses GIS to prepare the source data for the 3D model

  • 3D modelling
  • 3D printing
  • GIS
  • Blender

  Printables

  

• Tools for Editing, Downloading and Generating Documents

  Personal project

  A custom set of tools for editing PDFs, generating QR codes, and downloading videos and music.

  • A free alternative to commercial online services, with no limits on file size or number of files
  • The tools process documents on the user's side, right in their browser

  • TypeScript
  • WebAssembly
  • Node.js
  • PDF.js

  Open the tools

  

Work

• Data Quality Controller

  Sep 2025 - Jan 2026

  Regional Authority of the Zlín Region

  Zlín, hybrid

  • Checking and editing data for the Digital Technical Map of the Zlín Region project
  • Developing automated workflows for checking technical and transport infrastructure data
  • Identifying and removing duplicate data

• Intern

  Feb 2025 - Mar 2025

  Regional Authority of the Zlín Region

  Zlín, hybrid

  • Developing automated workflows for downloading RÚIAN data and converting it to DGN
  • Preparing and processing spatial data
  • Checking the Digital Technical Map of the Zlín Region

Looking for an intern or a new member of your team? I am available, just get in touch.

Education

Skills

• GIS and spatial data

  ArcGIS Pro · QGIS · ArcGIS Enterprise · PostGIS · GeoPandas · Shapely · Rasterio · GeoAI

• Programming and development

  Python · PyTorch · RStudio · JavaScript · OpenLayers · Django · PostgreSQL · APIs · Git

• Infrastructure and AI-⁠assisted development

  Linux server (Ubuntu) · Cloudflare · Tailscale · Netdata · Umami · Claude Code

• Process automation

  ModelBuilder · Model Designer · Data Interoperability

• Remote sensing and photogrammetry

  SNAP · Agisoft Metashape · CloudCompare · DTM/DSM

• Languages and other

  Czech (native) · English (professional working proficiency) · Japanese (elementary) · Driving licence (category B)

Didn't find the skill you're looking for? No problem, I'll learn it.

About me

• I’ve been a beekeeper for more than ten years and look after four colonies
• I do sport practically every day: calisthenics, judo, running, cycling and swimming, and other sports now and then
• I like pushing my own limits, in sport and beyond
• I love travelling and discovering new places, whether on foot, by bike or by plane
• I’m interested in Japanese culture, which is why I’m learning Japanese
• In both my personal and working life I like trying out new things and technologies

I don't stop when I'm tired. I stop when I'm done.

Contact

Interested in working together? Write to me.