The problems which was actual for 5 years ago remains topical now, in spite of its determination in correspond documents and methodical recommendations about order of creating and using of index and cadastral maps and plans. But, for the last years we watch the global changes in sphere of informatics, development of a new ideology of geographical databases creating, implementation of the national infrastructure of spatial data, integration of informational and spatial resources in geoportals. The new designs of ESRI company software take place not of last role. So, the main aim of the article is influence research of global changes of improvement of State land cadaster and, besides, it part – the creating and using of index and cadastral maps and plans. The features of creation and using of index and cadastral maps (plans) are researched in the article. These maps are the component part of cadastral maps (plans) with the legacy of all properties. The article is built on an analysis and a modern presentation of requirements to drafting and registration of indeks-cadastral maps since 2010. The article accents on questions of application of the reference coordinate system USK-2000, on a choice of data layouts of these maps (plans) in a digital form, maintenances of spatial information in geographical databases e.c. Keywords: the index-cadastral map, systems of coordinates, layouts of data, geographical databases, zoning.