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Example: “Geological map of Slovakia M 1:50,000 [online]. Bratislava: State Geological Institute of Dionýz Štúr, 2013. Available online: https://app.geology.sk/gm50“.

2. Map layer: <author>:<title>[online]. Bratislava: State Geological Institute of Dionýz Štúr, <year of publication> Available online: <web address of the application>

Example: BEZÁK, V. et al.: Comprehensive geological map of the Slovak Republic 1:200,000 [online]. Bratislava: State Geological Institute of Dionýz Štúr, 2008. Available online: https://app.geology.sk/pgm.

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  • Act no. 3/2010 Coll. on the National Infrastructure for Spatial Information, as amended
  • Act no. 211/2000 Coll. on Free Access to Information, as amended
  • Act no. 205/2004 Coll. on the Collection, Storage and Dissemination of Environmental Information, as amended
  • Act no. 618/2003 Coll. on Copyright and Rights Related to Copyright, as amended
  • Act no. 275/2006 Coll. on Information Systems of Public Administration, as amended
  • Decree no. 55/2014 Coll., Statement by the Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic on Standards for Public Administration Information Systems
  • Concept of Geological Research and Geological Survey of the Territory of the Slovak Republic for 2012-2016 (with a view to 2020)