Based on the results of the study of modern space and ground-based technical means and methods used in environmental monitoring, the most promising of them are selected and the directions of their further development are proposed. The results of studies of the whole complex of problems are given; theoretical and methodological solutions are confirmed by field experiments. The created devices and technologies are protected by patents and have practical application. A wide cycle of researches in the field of ecology is carried out for verification of results of monitoring and determination of prospects of the further development.
