The analysis of the current Classification of types of intended purposes of land use is carried out. It is established that the existing 2-level Classification does not meet the modern requirements for monitoring land relations and the norms of current land legislation. The structure and content of the 4-level Classifier of typesof intended purposes of land use are proposed, which allows to determine in detail the type of permitted land use. It is established that the current classifier does not distinguish between the form of management and the type of land use. This issue is especially evident in the example of agricultural land, in which case the types of intended purposes indicate the legal form of landowner or user, rather than regulating the direct use of land. The proposed 4-level classifier is able to distinguish between the form of management and the type of land use. In forming this Classifier, the principles of complexity, systematicity, exhaustiveness, hierarchy and legality are taken into account; requirements of automated technologies for maintaining the State Land Cadastre and remote methods of land monitoring are considered, comprehensive and systematic methodological approaches in compliance with current domestic land legislation and relevant bylawsare applied; principles of openness and manufacturability, as well as recommendations of international organizationsare taken into account.

The current state of legislative support in the field of land use and protection is analyzed. It is established that the legal framework in this area, especially with regard to the powers of executive authorities and local governments, is characterized by a lack of system, clarity and specificity, which is a significant obstacle to the practical implementation of land protection measures. It is proved that the improvement of legislative support in the research area should be carried out by systematizing the relevant powers of executive authorities and local governments, filling existing gaps, eliminating unnecessary layers and conflicts in laws and regulations. The need to eliminate the dispersion and duplication of powers of executive authorities and local governments in the field of land use and protection to improve the efficiency of their activities in this area by making appropriate changes and additions to legislation. To this end, it is proposed to concentrate norms on similar powers of different ministries, services, inspections, local governments and local administrations in this area in one legislative act, and to strengthen state control over land use and protection, regardless of category and form of ownership, to restore the State Land Inspectorate. Ukraine with the granting of appropriate powers.

The article examines the process of forming land plots for the maintenance of farm buildings and structures of road transport. It is substantiated that the specifics of the category of land for industry, transport, communications, energy, defense and other purposes is that their formation as an independent category of land is largely due to the withdrawal or redemption of land from agricultural or forestry production. The peculiarities of allotment of land plots for commercial use, in particular, land plots for servicing of economic buildings and constructions of motor transport are substantiated. The stages of construction of road transport facilities and the list of documents that the project customer, in addition to the design assignment, provides to the project organization. Rationale for the formation of land for maintenance of commercial buildings and structures of road transport was considered in the Pryluky district of Chernihiv region.

The article deals with the relationship between economic development and environmental security.With regard to agricultural land use, ensuring environmental security involves optimizing the organization of land use and land use process on the basis of environmental restrictions on environmental pollution and agricultural products. First of all, according to environmental constraints, the possibilities of exploitation of natural resources and taking into account the peculiarities of agroecosystems (natural and climatic conditions, water resources, terrain, land and soil structure, land erosion, etc.) are determined to address food security. On their basis, ecologically balanced operation of agroecosystems is carried out through the formation of ecologically safe land uses, which provide for the optimization of economic activity of agricultural producers, taking into account environmental constraints. The article clarifies the essence and significance of ecologically safe agricultural land use in agriculture, proposes an approach to defining the essence of ecologically safe agricultural land use as a process of land use in the agricultural sector of the economy, which prevents the danger to human health, degradation of land resources, as well as their resilience to environmental threats and risks. The role of ecologically safe agrarian land use in ensuring sustainable development of rural areas and directions of influence of interaction of ecological and economic components of safety of agrarian land use are defined

Among the most important problems of socio-economic development of society, special importance belongs to the effective use of land and resources, on which depends the economic, social, environmental security of the state and living standards. Negative trends observed in the process of land use require new organizational and legal approaches to regulating land use and creating economic incentives for rational use and protection of land in Ukraine. In this article the concept and functioning of "land use" as a natural, legal and economic category is considered. The essence and formation of an integrated system of environmental land use, which includes: part of a single land fund (land, land and rights to them), provided by the state or acquired or leased by a separate owner or user, the boundaries of which are determined on the ground; land object of law, object of economic, ecological, town-planning, agricultural and other land relations, for which the land user is issued a document certifying the right to land with certain boundaries, area, composition of lands, property objects and, if necessary, with geodetic coordinates of boundary signs defined in nature and the process of human (society) use of the integrated potential of the natural territory are revealed. The concept and essence of "land-territorial resource" are studied.

The article considers the problems and features of reclamation of disturbed lands of Ukraine in terms of regions, describes the need and importance of land protection in Ukraine and the world and the implementation of measures for reclamation of disturbed lands. The number of disturbed and reclaimed lands in Ukraine as of January 1, 2021 was analyzed and reclamation works were carried out for 2020. The main issues of legislative conflicts that arise during the reclamation of disturbed lands or "non-reclamation" are highlighted. The measures of state control over the use and protection of lands of all categories and forms of ownership conducted by the Main Departments of the State Geocadastre in the regions for the period 2017 - 2020 are analyzed. An example of the use of a spent limestone quarry for construction is given on the example of the Dalhalla Theater and why such foreign experience cannot be applied in Ukraine. The administrative responsibility for "failure" to rehabilitate disturbed lands is highlighted. The problem that arises when accepting already reclaimed lands by local governments or public authorities has been identified.

The analysis of scientific researches concerning professional training and qualification certification of engineers-land surveyors in Ukraine and abroad is carried out. The need to study, borrow the experience of one of the countries of the European Union and further adapt this certification in Ukraine is substantiated. Qualification requirements for certification of land surveying engineers in Ukraine and Poland are considered. A comparison of the qualification exam for a certified land surveyor is given. An analysis of the comparison of similar and different indicators for obtaining a certificate of land surveying engineer in Ukraine and Poland. Emphasis is placed on the quality of qualification selection of certified land surveyors. The proposals in the revision of the requirements for obtaining a qualification certificate of a land surveyor in Ukraine are given. In the future, the revision of the qualification certification requirements will help create objective equal opportunities for land relations specialists, improve the quality of land management documentation, as well as facilitate the adaptation of certification with our western neighbors - the European Union.

The article discusses the content of the subject area of research introduced in 2015 in Ukraine specialty "Geodesy and Land Management" as a set of all subjects, the properties of which and the relationship between which should be considered in the relevant scientific theory. Based on the established practice of research work, as well as international approaches to determining the subject of modern geodesy and land management, it is proposed to identify five subsets of research areas (specializations): geodesy and cartography; geoinformatics and aerospace research of the Earth; land cadastre; land management; land management. For each of the subsets of the subject area of research, a detailed description of the subject orientation is proposed, which allows to specify the context and content of the relevant research.

The issue of geospatial database provisioning for land consolidation objectives in Ukraine has been scrutinized in the article. The thematic justification is predefined by the increasing need for land consolidation and the need for the provision of the land consolidation process with the updated, full and valid data. The goal of the research is the substantiation of a set of the subject geospatial data as a constituent of the national infrastructure needed for managerial decisions on agricultural land consolidation and the respective land management plan development. Basic geospatial data sets predefined by the legislation in effect have been examined from the prospect of land consolidation. Thematic geospatial data sets have been suggested. The use of the suggested geospatial data sets in the course of the key stages of land consolidation has been analysed. The use of geospatial data at the implementation of a land consolidation project using the land reallotment optimization model has been examined. The research results can be used at the land consolidation decision making support, land resources management, development of specialized geoportals, in the following scientific researches on the development of the national geospatial data infrastructure, land consolidation in Ukraine.

The crisis situation in the use of land resources in both agrarian and non-agrarian spheres of land use in Ukraine is stated. One of the main reasons for this situation is identified the lack of a perfect system of legal documents that would really regulate scientifically sound environmentally and economically acceptable land use. The concept of land use and protection in the conditions of development of the digital economy and society in Ukraine which can be used for development of the corresponding state target program is substantiated. The concept defines the guiding direction in the organization and implementation of processes of sustainable land use, protection of lands from depletion, degradation and pollution in market conditions with high priority of monitoring of land and land relations by automated information-analytical systems and remote sensing of the Earth. The principles and approaches to the development of the state target program of land use and protection are proposed. Options for solving the problem of ensuring the rational use and protection of land are outlined and analysed. The directions, ways, stages of realisation, innovative component and expected results and efficiency of execution of the state target program of use and protection of lands on the basis of the developed concept are defined.