Space monitoring of water resources in Crimea tourist destinations

The article is aimed at analyzing the possibility of monitoring Crimean water resources using satellite imagery. Space monitoring is a constant monitoring and control of the natural and anthropogenic state of the region’s ecological environment. The authors propose technological scheme of such monitoring. The article discusses the environmental situation in the Crimea after becoming a part of the Russian Federation. The authors consider main problems of water scarcity and possible ways to eliminate it. A brief summary of the basic principles of geoinformation monitoring is given. The article discusses the permissibility of using multichannel images of the Landsat-8 satellite for the subsequent analysis of the states and dynamics of the water state of tourist des-tinations in Crimea. An analysis of the applicability of the satellite imagery channels is made to identify the water state of the earth's surface. The article also proposes to conduct a retrospective analysis of existing space images of different years, on the basis of which it will be possible to identify the history of soil degradation, which will provide an opportunity to develop recommendations for improving the water and environmental conditions of the region. A retrospective analysis will allow, with a high degree of efficiency and reliability, to assess changes that occur over time in the study area and recorded in the pictures. Thus, the result of the article are recommendations for monitoring the water condition of Crimean tourist destinations and proposals for improving the water condition of the region.