Anyone with an interest in the courses found on the PLSS Foundation site may take them. The courses are most relevant to licensed land surveyors, individuals pursuing a license or others involved within the land surveying profession.

No. Licensed surveyors interested in a relevant certification are encouraged to look further into the Certified Federal Surveyor program, also known as CFedS. Visit www.cfeds.org for more details.

We currently offer three, often referred to as the “water courses”, consisting of Accretions, Avulsions and Relictions in the Public Lands Survey System.

The Public Lands Survey System Foundation (PLSSF) was created as a joint effort of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), an agency of the United States Department of Interior (USDI), and the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS).

The PLSSF is incorporated as a non-profit and non-stock entity under the laws of the State of Maryland, and exists to conduct a wide variety of activities for the benefit of the Public Lands Survey System, which was created by the federal government in 1785 to control the location of title rights throughout the public domain.

Activities include: educational programs, printing and distribution of documents and books, scholarships, project funding, and grants; all of which must benefit the preservation and knowledge about the Public Lands Survey System.

If you still have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us via the form above. We look forward to helping you.