CFCFSMS shares the National Society of Professional Surveyors mission.
Mission: NSPS and CFCFSMS strive to establish and further common interests, objectives, and political effort that would help bind the surveying profession into a unified body in the United States.
Objectives: NSPS and CFCFSMS aim to:
· Advance the sciences and disciplines within the profession;
· Enhance the image of the surveying profession in the eyes of the public; build self-esteem and professionalism;
· Encourage cooperation between the public and private practices;
· Establish channels of communication with other ACSM Member Organizations and other societies and assist in the
exchange of information on laws, education, professional practice, and other concerns; promote the profession
through an active public relations program;
· Advance the protection of public welfare relative to surveying and mapping issues.
· Encourage high standards of ethical and professional behavior;
· Promote public faith and confidence in the profession;
· Support new practical methods of surveying; promoting good business practice;
· Monitor national and state laws and regulations;
· Encourage improved higher education curricula for surveyors;
· Honor persons for service to the public, the surveying profession, and the NSPS Foundation Inc.;
· Support the bylaws, goals, and objectives of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping.