This article analyzed the social and economic development situation facing surveying & mapping and geoinformation professional talents in the new era. Based on the current situation of the surveying & mapping and geoinformation talents，the new demands for surveying & mapping and geoinformation talents which consists of the performance of the “Two unifications” duties of Ministry of Natural Resources，the high-quality development of the geoinformation industry，and science and technology innovation，which may provide reference for the development of surveying & mapping geoinformation professional talents in the new era.