On the methodology of geoinformation mapping of regional indicators of rural population placement: a study of the Central Black-Soil Region

The article deals with some methodological approaches to geoinformation mapping of the characteristics of rural population distribution in the Central Blaсk-Soil Region (the remoteness of rural settlements (RS) from each other, the density of RS location, the density of rural population) using the floating circle. Cartographic materials are based on the authors' updated database of rural settlements, which was integrated into the MapInfo geoinformation package and processed with the Vertical Mapper application. Examples of the obtained materials are given and the prospects of research are indicated.