Environmental protection is one of the most important fields of knowledge and science for today’s communities and it directly refers to our surroundings on the macro and micro scales for the various forms of their protection. The rapid technological progress has entailed the revolution in the methods for acquiring, processing, and presenting spatial information for various purposes, including those of environmental engineering. The main effect of such transformations is the creation of the GIS (Geographical Information System) technology, which allows us to visualise, analyse, interpret, and reveal the relations and trends occurring in the surrounding environment. The GIS technology combines numerous fields of science and knowledge, such as geodesy, cartography, and information technology. However, the effectiveness and productivity of these systems depends on the fundamental issue of reliable and adequately precise measurements taken in the field. This falls to the domain of contemporary geodesy, which provides us with a wide range of options in this respect. One of the most effective current technologies satisfying these needs is satellite technology and the associated satellite navigation and positioning systems. This paper uses an empirical example to present the utilisation of such a system. The obtained results are analysed for measurement accuracy and effectiveness, and the benefits from the introduction of innovative satellite technology in the environmental protection sector are presented.

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