Abstract
The article examines issues related to coordinate systems and the use of GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) technologies in the preparation of passports of monuments. The study describes the methodology of topographic and geodetic work and the characteristics of the equipment used in the preparation of scientific and technical documentation for passports of monuments, using the example of sites in the East Kazakhstan region. The current state of determining the geographical coordinates of objects in the Republic of Kazakhstan is analyzed in comparison with some countries of the near and far abroad.