Hyperspectral image classification technology is a basic work in the application of hyperspectral images. In recent years, with the innovation and development of hyperspectral image classification technology, the method and performance of hyperspectral image classification based on joint spatial-spectral features have made breakthroughs, and have gradually become the focus of researchers. In order to further promote the development of the spatial-spectral feature union class method and improve the classification accuracy of hyperspectral images, this paper summarizes the commonly used spatial-spectral union algorithms. Firstly, the introduction briefly outlines the background and research status of this field. Some common problems in the process of hyperspectral image classification are listed. Finally, some current hyperspectral image classification methods based on joint spatial-spectral features are introduced. The main roles and existing problems of spatial-spectral joint features in the field of hyperspectral image classification are summarized in detail, and the future research directions are prospected.