The Journey That Mapped America
They Were Surveyors First, Explorers Second

It wasn't just adventure. It was the most ambitious surveying project in American history. When Meriwether Lewis and William Clark departed St. Louis in 1804, they carried presidential orders to map everything

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We Don't Romanticize Adventure. We Reveal The Surveying That Made It Possible.

You're not hearing tales of frontier heroism. You're watching Clark invent the "course and distance" method while fighting Missouri currents. You're calculating with Lewis why his longitude observations matter more than territory claims. You're seeing Sacagawea's geographic intelligence transform impossible decisions. You discover how they achieved sub-five-percent accuracy over eight thousand miles using instruments that fit in a leather bag. You learn why their survey discipline under impossible conditions should humble every surveyor with modern technology.

The Lewis and Clark's courses include:

  • 15-Minute Micro-Lessons
  • Bite-sized episodes fit any schedule. Pause when you arrive at the site, resume when you leave.
  • Professional Production
  • Voice-over narration, sound design, and scoring. No robotic voices or echoey webinar audio.

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COURSE OVERVIEW

The President's Surveyors: Lewis & Clark's Journey West
ONLINE COURSE

A deep dive into the surveying methods that mapped a nation under impossible conditions. Learn why discipline mattered more than instruments. This course isn't just about history; it's about fundamentals. We examine the techniques Lewis and Clark used flawlessly, compass deviation correction, celestial navigation, dead reckoning, until modern surveyors assume GPS makes them obsolete. You'll discover why their sub-5% accuracy over 8,000 miles remains the gold standard, and why every surveyor should know how they achieved it when everything was on the line.

  • 1 Hour (4 x 15min Audio Lessons)
  • Includes Assessment & Certificate

Single Course
$25
1 HR CE Credit
Lewis and Clark's Journey Course
One Year Access
Certificate Included
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"Judgment is the surveyor's real instrument"

These lessons draw not only from my own forty years in the field, but from the shared experiences, insights, missteps, breakthroughs, and hard-won wisdom of countless surveyors who came before us and who work beside us today.

As I assembled these narratives, I revisited my own past mistakes, near misses, small triumphs, and moments of clarity. But more importantly, I recognized how many of the challenges we face, boundary puzzles, legal conflicts, ethical dilemmas, and split-second field decisions, are universal across our profession.

You're not just buying CE credits. You're investing in professional development that will actually make you a better surveyor.

  • Licensed PLS (30 Years)
  • Survey Business Owner (23 Years)
  • Expert Witness
  • Boundary Solutions
  • Registered Course Developer

Frequently Asked Questions

NCEES-Compliant. Accepted in 30+ States.

Every Survey Life CE course meets NCEES (National Council of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors) Continuing Professional Competency Guidelines — the standards most state boards follow for CE acceptance. That's not a marketing claim. It's a structural commitment built into how every course is produced.

What that means for you:

  • Built by a licensed PLS with 30+ years of licensure and 40 years of field experience
  • Audio delivery is explicitly approved under NCEES Model Rules Section 2.3.1(c)
  • Time-tracked lessons with dashboard records of your CE hours
  • Quiz-verified completion — you pass the assessment, you earn the credit
  • Automated certificates issued the moment you complete a course

Where these courses count:

Survey Life CE is accepted in the 30+ states listed below — states that don't require pre-approval but rely on the NCEES standards we already meet. If your state isn't listed, it likely has no CE requirement or uses its own state-specific pre-approval system. Check your state board's current requirements before purchasing — license rules change, and you're the one who has to renew.

ALABAMA 
https://bels.alabama.gov/faqs/

ALASKA     https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/professionallicensing/boardofarchitectsengineersandlandsurveyors.aspx           

ARKANSAS   

https://labor.arkansas.gov/licensing/state-board-of-licensure-for-professional-engineers-and-professional-surveyors/license-renewal/                                                    

COLORADO                                                                                                     

https://dpo.colorado.gov/AES/CE

IDAHO   

https://dopl.idaho.gov/ipels/ipels-cpd/

ILLINOIS

https://idfpr.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idfpr/forms/dpr/ls-renewal-pdh-requirements.pdf

IOWA

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/law/administrativeRules/rules?agency=193C&chapter=7&pubDate=02-04-2026

KANSAS

https://www.ksbtp.ks.gov/for-individuals/continuing-education/guidelines

LOUISIANA

https://www.lapels.com/docs/CPD/CPD_Audit_Transition_Examples.pdf

MAINE

https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/board-licensure-professional-land-surveyors

MICHIGAN

https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/michigan/department-licensing-and-regulatory-affairs/bureau-of-professional-licensing/professional-surveyors/professional-surveyors/part-5

MINNESOTA

https://mn.gov/aelslagid/continuinged.html

MISSISSIPPI

https://www.pepls.ms.gov/continuing-education

MONTANA

https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/montana/ARM-24-183-2105

NEBRASKA

https://nbels.nebraska.gov/profdev.html

NEVADA

https://nvbpels.org/continuing-education/

NEW MEXICO

https://www.sblpes.state.nm.us/license-renewal/

NORTH CAROLINA

https://www.ncbels.org/continuing-education/individuals/

NORTH DAKOTA

https://ndpelsboard.org/continuing-education/

OHIO

https://peps.ohio.gov/education-and-verification/continuing-education/provider-guidelines

OKLAHOMA

https://oklahoma.gov/pes/current-licensees-and-firms-/continuing-education-requirements.html

OREGON

https://www.oregon.gov/osbeels/maintaining/Pages/Continuing-Education-Information.aspx

PENNSYLVANIA

https://pcpg.org/ContinuingEdFAQs

SOUTH CAROLINA

https://llr.sc.gov/eng/PDF_Files/CPC.PDF

SOUTH DAKOTA

https://dlr.sd.gov/btp/forms_applications.aspx

TEXAS

https://pels.texas.gov/lscep.htm

UTAH

https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/utah/Utah-Admin-Code-R156-22-304

VIRGINIA

https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency10/chapter20/section683/

WASHINGTON

https://app.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?cite=196-16&full=true

WEST VIRGINIA

https://wvbps.wv.gov/law

WISCONSON

https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/Professions/LandSurveyorProfessional/CE.aspx

WYOMING

https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/wyoming/037-4-Wyo-Code-R-SS-4-2

Absolutely! That's exactly what Survey Life CE is designed for. Plug in headphones or connect to your truck's audio system and listen while you drive to and from work. While eating lunch or waiting at the job site. Just be safe and attentive while operating vehicles.

After completing each 1-hour tracked course (four 15-minute lessons) along with a personal sign-off testifying the passing of the quiz with 75% or higher, you'll instantly receive a downloadable certificate of completion.

If you fail the quiz you'll be able to re-listen to the audio lessons and retake the quiz.


Speaking Survey Discipline Is Not Optional
Accuracy Is Survival.

Turn your mandatory CE requirement into fieldwork-proof expertise with the only course built around the expedition that established surveying standards still tested in extreme conditions.

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