Abstract: With the rapid development of new technology, the interdisciplinary and integration of disciplines has been promoted. Surveying and mapping have entered the era of geomatics. The corresponding content has changed from traditional data production-based surveying and mapping to full field and full range holographic geographic information service. The teaching of surveying and mapping for the education of non-surveying majors, is facing unprecedented opportunities and challenges. As an interdisciplinary science and technology, surveying and mapping can be regarded as an important node in the complex system network of higher education. It has unique advantages in improving network efficiency consequently. From the perspective of connecting ontology of complex system, the surveying and mapping education for non-surveying and mapping majors has an important impact on the education reform of related disciplines, with both theoretical and practical significance. The practical significance lies in interdisciplinary, integration and innovation. Based on the teaching practice of surveying in Tsinghua University, this paper also discusses the principle of simplicity in the teaching practice, and introduces the related teaching reform methods and effects.

Key words: undergraduate education, surveying, complex system, simplicity, non-surveying and mapping majors