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Welcome to CFedS.org

The CFedS team is excited to bring you an all-new iteration of the Certified Federal Surveyor website, your destination for CFedS certification, CE credits and more...

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Nationwide Network

Join licensed surveyors across the United States

Intensive Training

Our seven-course program is now offered fully online

Continuing Education

Delve deeper via additional learning opportunities

Continuing Education Credits

Successful registrants enjoy access to a range of continuing education credits that will bolster your knowledge of western surveying practice

The United States' pre-eminent public and tribal land survey certification since 2005

Our unique seven-course training program was developed for licensed surveyors looking to gain the knowledge and skills necessary for providing cadastral services on federal trust lands.

Timothy W. Burch, PLS,
Executive Director of NSPS

Working on or near public and tribal lands requires special knowledge only a licensed land surveyor can possess. CFedS certification speaks to your professional abilities.

A roster of active CFedS registrants is maintained on this website, readily available to those in need of land surveying services on or near public and/or tribal lands.

Certified Federal Surveyors are a premier group of professional land surveyors engaged at the highest levels both locally and nationally. Share and stay up to date.

Industry Partners

What Kind of Land Surveyor Becomes a CFedS?

"The program will challenge you to learn something new about Native Americans and Indigenous People. Even if you don’t have any Federal Trust Lands near you, the procedural background is fascinating."
Dominica VanKoten, PLS, Alaska
Chief Cadastral Surveyor, BLM
"I am pleased to have taken the course. My surveying will be better for it. Many of the nuances of performing surveys according to “The Manual” are clarified now, much to my satisfaction." 
J. Anthony Cavell, PLS, CFedS
From Baton Rouge, Louisiana
"The CFedS program trains surveyors to deal with the unique problems found on Native American lands. Fractionated ownership of Native land titles, checkerboard ownership patterns and loss of access to sacred sites are just a few of the issues."
Glen W. Thurow, PLS, CFedS
From Albuquerque, New Mexico
"CFedS gave me the chance to coordinate with new agencies, design maps according to federal regulations and become immersed in native culture. The background and education that I received on the US Public Land Survey System alone is priceless."
Emily Pierce, PLS, CFedS
From Madison, Wisconsin