Preconditions of creation of the automated system of conducting the state land cadastre in Ukraine are investigated, principles of its work, the purpose and the primary goals of creation are exposed. Survey of legislative acts concerned creation AS SLCU and indeks-cadastral maps is made, disagreements and inaccuracy of statements and norms by which they are regulated are opened. All process of creation of maps, including an order of creation of indeks-cadastral maps, preliminary processing, work over data, preparation of the report about fulfilment of works on creation of indeks-cadastral cards is described. Keywords: a land cadastre, the indeks-cadastral map, the automated system of conducting the state land cadastre of Ukraine.