Cold atom technology, one of the quantum precision measurement technology, can carry gravity survey with high-precision, high-spatial resolution and on moving platform. In the applications of high-precision absolute gravity survey, marine & airborne gravity survey, and space gravity survey are limited by physical limits of traditional gravimeter, and it is hard to reach sub-micro Gal order and dynamic measurement, which restricts the application of gravity survey. Based on summarizing the progress of cold atom absolute gravimeter and the demand of gravity survey, this paper analyses the development tendency of gravity survey driving by cold atom technology in the future.