work was carried out for purposes of geoktgical engineering survey, to create of a for quick calciilaiion of the depth of seasonally frozen soil layers in Western. The rc.search consisted three .stages: I) the climatic zoning - composing maps of bt *um of the absolute values average monthly negative temperatures; 2) development database for the calculation of normative depth soil freezing; i) mapping of the Ihvtvcd maximum depth soil freezing.