Abstract: The development of artificial intelligence technology has set off the third wave. The arrival of the era of artificial intelligence will certainly promote the reform of geomatics engineering education. Starting from the development process of artificial intelligence technology, the application status and development trend of artificial intelligence in the geomatics industry is elaborated, the impact of artificial intelligence on the education industry is analyzed, and the application prospect of the combination of artificial intelligence and higher education is discussed. Base on the current situation of higher education in geomatics engineering, the educational reform system of geomatics specialty in the era of artificial intelligence is constructed from the four aspects of cultivating ideas, knowledge structure, teaching methods, and innovation ability, which provides a theoretical reference and experience for exploring the deep integration of geomatics engineering higher education and artificial intelligence in China.

Key words: artificial intelligence, geomatics engineering, higher education, education reform, reform system