With the advent of the era of big data，the university digitization continues to advance. and the volume of spatial data continues to grow，and its value is enormous. The internal value contains education，management and services，and the external value contains policies，resources and reputation. Therefore，the effective management of spatial data is particularly important. According to the management model of data assets, this paper introduces the concepts of spatial data assets，the internal and external values，as well as the goals，contents and implementation steps of capitalizing spatial data. Prospects are put forward for the capitalization development of spatial data in colleges and universities.