A method of locating subterranean objects which were previously detected by means of suitable detectors and documented at least as regards geographical position by means of an evaluation system, characterised in that the data of the evaluation by the evaluation system is stored in a hand-held device, provided with a localisation system and with a screen, wherein the evaluation is effected in an evaluation system separate from the hand-held device or in the hand-held device, a list of the possible objects is indicated in a first display on the screen, after selection of a target object, starting from an actual position, a desired direction of movement to the target object location corresponding to the geographical position of the target object and, after a movement of the hand-held device, additionally the actual direction of movement are indicated in a second display on the screen, and after reaching a predetermined distance from the target object location, the target object location, the actual position and distance markings between the actual position and the target object location are indicated in a third display on the screen; wherein symbols (4 to 9) are shown in the displays; the distance markings are shown as concentric rings around the target object location; after the selection of the target object the actual position is determined by means of the localisation system, the direction from the actual position to the target object location is determined and is indicated in the second display as a desired direction of movement, wherein these processes are repeated until the actual position has altered by reason of the movement of the user with the hand-held device; the actual direction of movement is determined from the current actual position and the preceding actual position, the desired direction of movement is determined from the actual position and the target object location, the actual direction of movement and the desired direction of movement are indicated relative to one another on the screen, wherein the process is repeated until the actual position is located in a predetermined area close to the target object location; and the actual position and the target object location are indicated in the third display in the form of a target circle, wherein the target object location is represented at the centre point and the actual position is indicated by means of a symbol in the target, wherein the process is repeated until the actual position coincides with the target object location. the data of the evaluation by the evaluation system is stored in a hand-held device, provided with a localisation system and with a screen, wherein the evaluation is effected in an evaluation system separate from the hand-held device or in the hand-held device, a list of the possible objects is indicated in a first display on the screen, after selection of a target object, starting from an actual position, a desired direction of movement to the target object location corresponding to the geographical position of the target object and, after a movement of the hand-held device, additionally the actual direction of movement are indicated in a second display on the screen, and after reaching a predetermined distance from the target object location, the target object location, the actual position and distance markings between the actual position and the target object location are indicated in a third display on the screen; wherein symbols (4 to 9) are shown in the displays; the distance markings are shown as concentric rings around the target object location; after the selection of the target object the actual position is determined by means of the localisation system, the direction from the actual position to the target object location is determined and is indicated in the second display as a desired direction of movement, wherein these processes are repeated until the actual position has altered by reason of the movement of the user with the hand-held device; the actual direction of movement is determined from the current actual position and the preceding actual position, the desired direction of movement is determined from the actual position and the target object location, the actual direction of movement and the desired direction of movement are indicated relative to one another on the screen, wherein the process is repeated until the actual position is located in a predetermined area close to the target object location; and the actual position and the target object location are indicated in the third display in the form of a target circle, wherein the target object location is represented at the centre point and the actual position is indicated by means of a symbol in the target, wherein the process is repeated until the actual position coincides with the target object location.