Abstract: The cultivation of innovative talents in surveying and mapping is not only the requirement forthe talent fostering mode of colleges anduniversities in the new era, but also an important measure for China to implement the powerful talent strategy in surveying and mapping geographic information.At present,the cultivation of surveying and mapping talents in colleges and universities exists such phenomena as “valuing theory over ability” “valuing knowledge over quality”“shaping commonality and lacking individuality”which leads to the problems of weak innovation consciousness, insufficient innovative thinking and weak innovation ability among students. Based on the connotation of innovative talents, the school of the author has established the “1+4+5”surveying and mapping talent training model of “one center, four integration, and five party building+” to strengthen the improvement of innovation awareness and innovation ability, which has achieved remarkable results. It provides a reference example for the reform of talent training in similar universities, and is of certain theoretical and practical significance.

Key words: talent cultivation, surveying and mapping specialty, innovation consciousness, innovation ability, ideological and political education