Georgia Land Survey Drafting
Land Survey Drafting in Georgia
Land survey drafting in Georgia for licensed surveyors and surveying firms. We turn your field data and property research into CAD plats with land lot, district, and Plat Act details, under your daily direction and review.
Overview
What is Land Survey Drafting in Georgia?
We draft retracement, subdivision, and easement plats from the surveyor’s supplied field data, coordinates, and property records. Georgia title blocks identify the applicable land lot, district, section, or Georgia Militia District. We match those callouts to your legal description and survey evidence.
Land survey drafting in Georgia includes the recording box, surveyor-selected certification, adjoiner references, and closure and equipment statements. We prepare legible CAD and check-print sheets to Board Rule 180-7 and the current city or county checklist. You retain the survey and electronic drawing records required by the rule.
Georgia’s surveyor makes every survey decision and seals the plat. Confirm that the staffing arrangement meets Rule 180-6-.03 with the Board or counsel before drafting starts. Our land survey drafting services cover retracement and ALTA/NSPS land title survey plats under the surveyor’s daily direction and review.
At a glance
- State planeGeorgia East and West zones, by county
- Land recordsLand lot and district, or GMD
- RecordingGSCCCA e-filing, 300 dpi TIFF
- RegulatorPELS Board (surveyor license, firm certificate of authorization)
- DeliveryAutoCAD DWG and PDF, lettering sized for a 300 dpi scan
- Your roleDirect and review; your seal goes in the Plat Act certification box
What we deliver
What's included in Land Survey Drafting in Georgia
Send your field data, deeds, and plat research. We draft to the plat type, certification, and county or city checklist you name.
Retracement Plat Drafting
Plats of existing parcels with your retracement certification, survey type, title source, and deed or plat recording references.
Final Subdivision Plat Drafting
Final plats with lot and block numbers, curve data, and the local approval certificate or table.
Preliminary Plat Drafting
Preliminary subdivision sheets with the boundary-information source and required review-only, non-recording note.
ALTA/NSPS Survey Drafting
Georgia ALTA/NSPS plats to the 2026 national standards and contracted Table A items, with Georgia land callouts, the recording box, and your selected certification.
Easement Plats & Exhibits
Easement and right-of-way exhibits showing current and pertinent former widths, with the certification you select for the plat.
Land Lot & District Linework
Land lot, district, section, and jurisdiction lines where they touch or cross the property, qualified as apparent, accepted, or approximate on your instructions.
Plat Sheets for E-Filing
Sheets with stated and graphic scales, the blank 3-by-3-inch clerk’s box, and multi-sheet numbering, sized for legible 300 dpi black-and-white reproduction.
Utility, Pipeline, As-Built & Route Drafting
Utility, pipeline, as-built, and right-of-way drawings with the Georgia plat notes and recording details applicable to your submission.
Why it matters
What Georgia law and Board rules put on a plat
The PELS Board regulates surveying, and the Georgia Plat Act sets recorded-plat content and certification wording. Board Rule 180-7 covers bearings, ground distances, curves, monuments, adjoiner references, and closure statements. We draft these from the surveyor’s decisions and source data.
GSCCCA electronic filing uses 300 dpi black-and-white TIFF pages. We size linework and text for that output and leave the recording box clear. Send the applicable local approval checklist and certification; subdivision approval requirements differ from those for a retracement plat. The surveyor handles certification and filing.
Name the East or West State Plane zone in the grid-north reference. Supply the project datum and units with the coordinate file.
Plat distances are horizontal ground distances. Supply grid, elevation, and combined factors when grid distances are also shown; Board rules define the foot as 30.48 centimeters.
Provide the actual field closure or permitted positional-accuracy statement and independently calculated map closure. The surveyor checks each lot’s closure and area.
Send the equipment and GNSS method, receiver, frequency, and precision information for the required notes.
Provide each adjoining owner and the deed, plat, or other document reviewed for that boundary.
Review drafts carry the applicable preliminary label. Editable files leaving the surveyor’s control omit the computer-generated seal unless securely signed, and carry the required original-issue note.
Where it applies
Industries We Serve
Surveying Firms
Overflow plat drafting for Georgia surveying firms, using your title block, layers, and firm authorization details.
Land Development
Preliminary and final subdivision sheets for the project’s surveyor and local approval process.
Title & Real Estate
Retracement and ALTA/NSPS drawings for surveyors supporting property transactions, with source recording references.
Engineering & Right-of-Way
Easement and right-of-way plats for the responsible surveyor, showing supplied widths and project coordinates.
Utilities & Pipelines
Utility and pipeline easement drawings with the land and jurisdiction lines your route crosses.
Municipal & County Submittals
CAD revisions for surveyors answering county review, including local GIS file requirements supplied with the job.
How it works
Our End-to-End Process
Scope & Standards
You tell us the plat type, certification, state plane zone, units, and the city or county checklist that applies.
Data Transfer
Send field data, coordinate files, deeds, recorded plats, the title commitment, and your CAD template and title block.
Drafting
We draft linework, annotation, curve data, and notes in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, or MicroStation.
Quality Check
We check linework, labels, and callouts against your data and the checklist, then send PDF check prints for your redlines.
Approval & Delivery
We revise until you approve, then deliver the final AutoCAD DWG and PDF files to you. You sign, seal, and release the plat.
Why Arcengine
Why Choose Us
Fixed Price, No Hidden Costs
We agree the price before drafting starts.
Clean, Checked Drawings
Linework and labels checked against your field data.
Experienced Survey Drafters
Our team drafts for surveying firms in the U.S. and abroad.
Deadlines Kept
We agree the deadline with you before work starts.
Open to Feedback
Send redlines and we revise the drawing to your instructions.
Your Software & Templates
AutoCAD, Civil 3D, or MicroStation, using your title block and layers.
Start with a Pilot Project
Use a pilot project to check our drafting against your standards.
You Stay Surveyor of Record
We draft to your instructions. You direct the work, approve the final drawing, and seal it.
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
No. Arcengine supplies CAD drafting and holds neither a Georgia surveying license nor a certificate of authorization. Your firm’s name and COA (LSF) details belong on the plat. You run the survey, direct drafting, and sign and seal the certification. Property owners should hire a Georgia-licensed surveyor.
They govern who may prepare a plat you seal. A surveyor may seal only a plat that the surveyor, or someone the surveyor employs, prepared, and non-registrants must work under the surveyor's direct supervisory control on a daily basis. Since February 1, 2026, Board Rule 180-6-.03 also treats contract staff and sub-consultants as personnel and says land surveying personnel must be employed and managed directly by a registrant or a Georgia-licensed surveying firm. We do not claim that sending drafting to us meets these rules. Ask the Board or your attorney how they apply before you send us a Georgia plat.
Yes. We draft the land lot, district, and section callouts or the Georgia Militia District, as applicable, from your records. Lines touching or crossing the property are labeled as you direct. Title-block callouts match the legal description you provide.
Specify the Georgia East or West Zone, datum, and units for each file. We show horizontal ground distances and your factors where grid distances also appear. Board rules use the international foot; DeKalb’s published GIS preferences use NAD 83 Georgia West in U.S. survey feet. Confirm the required unit before exchanging CAD data.
Yes. We prepare legible 300 dpi black-and-white output, leave the 3-by-3-inch clerk’s box clear, and place your selected Plat Act certification. Send county or city markups for revision. You sign, seal, and file; local authorities and the clerk decide approval and recording.
Project assurance
How your project is handled.
We work from your field data, templates and instructions. You direct, review and approve the drawings.
How we protect project information- In-house delivery
- An Arcengine drafting team handles your work.
- NDA protection
- Project information handled under an NDA.
- E&O insured
- Professional liability insurance in place.
- CAD standards checked
- Drawings checked against your templates and markups.
Get in touch
Land survey drafting in Georgia, ready for your review and seal
Send your field data, deeds, plat type, zone, and current local checklist. We return CAD and PDF sheets for your ongoing direction, final review, and release.