From the training object of urban underground space engineering specialty and the development of modern surveying and mapping technology, we took Southwest Petroleum University as an example, analyzed the shortfalls in teaching contents, practice and examination about engineering surveying course. To embody the main idea of current engineering education: results oriented, taking students as the center, and continuous improvement, we further defined the talent training objectives and positioning, and then discussed the theory teaching, practice teaching content and course evaluation methods. To improve the training quality of urban underground space engineering talents, we should strengthen the cohesion of teaching content with new technology of survey engineering, and focus on the combination of practical skills and theoretical teaching.