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This  paper  discusses  the  need  for  development  of  new  satellite  data  processing  approaches  arising  from the increasing number of satellite Earth remote sensing systems along with increasing quality and quantity of satellite data they provide. For environmental and anthropogenic monitoring, the “object” approach is suggested, based on generalization of satellite data to homogeneous areas (objects) as alternative  to  pixel  processing  approach.  Here  we  present  the  unified  technology  for  “object”  monitoring  created  on  the  basis  of  IKI-Monitoring  Center  for  Collective  Use  implementing  the  approach.  This  technology  has  been  integrated  into  the  unique  scientific  service  Vega-Science.  The  requirements  for  the created technology, its structure and interaction of functional blocks are described. The developed technology allows performing automated monitoring of various natural and natural-anthropogenic objects both on an ongoing basis and in retrospect. Efficiency of the technology is confirmed by its use in monitoring of a wide range of types of objects under various research projects.