The information basis of cartographic and space monitoring of disposal of waste in the city of Irkutsk is analyzed. The availability and possibilities of remote sensing data, cartographic and geodetic materials, departmental documentation and literature, reference sources are considered.

The experience of using remote sensing materials obtained from unmanned aerial vehicles for the purpose of cartographic monitoring of solid municipal waste storage sites on the territory of the south of the Irkutsk region is given. The technology and capabilities of these materials for creating photo plans and digital models of unauthorized landfills, determining the areas, volumes and composition of garbage accumulations are considered. An assessment of the decryption capabilities of the images from the point of view of waste monitoring is given.

The article presents the need for target specialization of a new generation of topographic maps of the Arctic territories, taking into account their physical and geographical specificity. The possibility of such specialization on the basis of theoretical, information and technological substantiation using remote sensing materials from space and GIS cartography has been determined. Studies have been carried out to determine the decoding capabilities of space images, in order to expand and clarify the existing system of conventional signs of cryogenic relief and soils. On the basis of research, new conventional signs for polygonal, bumpy, ice, solifluction and thermokarst forms are proposed.

Based on publicly available large-scale images from space, an analysis of the state of solid household waste (MSW) storage sites in the Irkutsk region was carried out. Active, abandoned, illegal, cultivated and recultivated objects were identified. The features of the decryption of the objects under study are determined. The classification of landfills for the purpose of their specialized mapping has been developed.