One of the most urgent problems in modern conditions including the need to ensure a balanced development of the national economy, increase its competitiveness and sustainability is the creation of a mechanism for involving unused agricultural land. It is no coincidence that the President of the country addressed the problem of ensuring effective and rational land use over the past few years in his Messages to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. There are still many unresolved issues in this area. Scientists and specialists state the unsatisfactory condition and soil degradation in Russia. In case of improper exploitation (depletion, soil degradation), agricultural lands often lose their ability to manufacture products for a long time. In such cases, these lands productivity recovery often exceeds market value, mainly in regions where the market value of land is low. For this reason, the land becomes unattractive to the land owners, which is one of the reasons for the low rate of reduction of abandoned, unused land in the area.

The article is devoted to the use of geographical information systems (GIS) for monitoring water bodies. At present, considerable attention is paid to the use of geographic information systems for monitoring water bodies. The relevance of the study is due to the need to improve the method for applying geographic information systems for effective monitoring of such objects. Theoretical and methodological foundations of development and functioning of geographic information systems of water bodies were analyzed. The regulatory framework for the development of geographic information systems for water bodies was analyzed, and proposals on possible improvements of the mechanism for developing GIS water bodies were made.

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