A method for a working region acquisition of at least one working region of an autonomous service robot 10a in particular of an autonomous lawn mower, by means of at least one capture unit 12a and a generating unit 14a wherein in a first method step 16a, before a working operation of the autonomous service robot, at least one visual media file of the at least one working region is captured by the at least one capture unit and in a second method step 18a a map of the at least one working region is generated by the generating unit from the at least one visual media file, wherein in a further method step, on detection of a change in the at least one working region, a notice for a renewed generation of the map is automatically output to an operator. Also disclosed is an autonomous service robot adapted to carry out the method.
