Illinois Land Survey Drafting
Land Survey Drafting in Illinois
Land survey drafting in Illinois for PLS firms: plats of survey, mortgage inspection drawings, and subdivision plats from your field data and records. We use your CAD standards and return check prints for your direction and review.
Overview
What is Land Survey Drafting in Illinois?
We turn your field data, deeds, and recorded plats into CAD drawings for Illinois surveying firms. Deliverables include boundary plats, topographic sheets, subdivision plats, and easement exhibits in your title block.
Illinois plats distinguish measured data from record information and identify the firm, fieldwork date, and applicable conformance statement. Send the principal meridian and legal description your survey uses, along with the county or municipal checklist.
Our land survey drafting services include mortgage inspection drawings, condominium plats, and ALTA/NSPS plats. The Illinois PLS retains boundary analysis, direct supervision and control, and personal review of the survey. Confirm the outside-drafting arrangement with IDFPR or your counsel before work starts.
At a glance
- Land recordsSection, township, range from the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th P.M.
- CoordinatesIllinois East (1201) or West (1202); ICS83 zones
- Plat rules68 Ill. Adm. Code 1270.56; Illinois Plat Act
- RegulatorIDFPR (PLS license, design firm registration)
- DeliveryDWG and PDF; DGN for IDOT; legal in Word for CDOT
- Your roleDirect supervision and control; seal in your name
What we deliver
What's included in Illinois Survey Drafting
Send field data, deeds, recorded plats, and your checklist. We draft the required sheet type for your review under Illinois standards.
Plat of Survey Drafting
Boundary plats with firm details, fieldwork date, monument descriptions, and the Section 1270.56 conformance statement. Record and measured data remain distinct.
ALTA/NSPS Survey Drafting
ALTA/NSPS plats with the Table A items in your contract. Section 1270.56 refers to the 2021 standards and the current edition; specify the edition and title your job requires.
Topographic Survey Drafting
Topographic sheets from your field, LiDAR, or drone data, with benchmarks, datum, spot elevations, and the topographic conformance statement.
Mortgage Inspection Drawings
Mortgage inspection drawings in a separate template, with the required prominent title and disclaimer. These are not boundary surveys and show no found corners or monuments.
Plat of Subdivision Drafting
Subdivision plats, resubdivisions, and consolidations with dimensioned lots, monument labels, and matching topographic and profile sheets. Delayed interior corners are labeled "to be set."
CDOT Vacation & Dedication Plats
Chicago vacation, dedication, and opening plats to the CDOT checklist, including Exhibit A, surrounding streets, PIN chart, CDOT number, and blank stamp boxes.
Condominium Plat Drafting
Condominium plats from your field measurements, with finished or unfinished surface notes. Vertical subdivision sheets identify the datum and benchmark you supply.
Monument Record Drafting
Public land survey corner monument records on the prescribed Illinois form, with the Recorder's block and accessory information from your records.
Why it matters
What Illinois law requires on a plat
We set out drawing content to the Minimum Standards in 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1270.56 and your instructions. Provide the basis of bearings, coordinate system, required conformance wording, and any documented departure from the standards.
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation regulates professional practice and seals. Your PLS retains direct supervisory control; the seal identifies the individual surveyor, and Arcengine supplies drafting only.
Specify Illinois East (1201), Illinois West (1202), or the applicable ICS83 low-distortion zone. We use the coordinate basis and units in your supplied control.
For coordinate data headed into public records, supply the datum, epoch or adjustment, units, and projection for the coordinate note.
Subdivision sheets follow the Plat Act and local requirements. Provide the required drainage statement and approval information; the professional engineer and owner supply their signatures.
Confirm recording size and copy count with the county. We include the submitter's mailing address and leave the required approval spaces clear.
Electronic topographic deliverables accompany the surveyor's signed and sealed hard copy where required; the hard copy is the official survey.
Send corrections through the responsible surveyor. A recorded plat's certificate of correction cannot move lines, change lots, or alter easements.
Where it applies
Industries We Serve
Surveying Firms
Overflow plat, topographic, and monument-record drafting for PLS firms in Chicago, Rockford, Peoria, Springfield, and elsewhere in Illinois.
Land Development
Subdivision and consolidation sheets for the developer's PLS, with matching topographic and profile drawings for local review.
Title & Lending
Boundary, ALTA/NSPS, and mortgage inspection drawings for surveyors serving lenders and title insurers.
Chicago Public Way
CDOT vacation, dedication, and opening plats for the project surveyor, with Chicago City Datum elevations where specified.
Condominiums & Buildings
Condominium and vertical subdivision drawings from the surveyor's measurements and surface notes.
Transportation & Utilities
Right-of-way, utility, and pipeline drawings for surveyors, with IDOT work delivered to the project's DGN standards.
How it works
Our End-to-End Process
Scope & Standards
You tell us the plat type, the county and principal meridian, the state plane or ICS83 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 closure, record and measured labels, and notes against your data and the checklist, then send PDF check prints for your redlines.
Approval & Delivery
We revise under your direction until you approve, then deliver the final DWG or DGN and PDF files to you. You sign, seal, and release the plat.
Why Arcengine
Why Choose Us
Fixed Price, No Hidden Costs
We set the price before work starts and add no charges later.
Clean, Checked Drawings
Clear linework and legible labels, checked against your field data before you see them.
Experienced Survey Drafters
Our team has drafted for surveying firms in the U.S. and abroad.
Deadlines Kept
We agree on the deadline with you before work starts, and we meet it.
Open to Feedback
We take your redlines and rework the drawing until it matches what you need.
Your Software & Templates
We work in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and MicroStation, on your title block and layer standards.
Start with a Pilot Project
Send one pilot job and assess our drafting against your standards before committing to more work.
You Stay Surveyor of Record
You direct the work and personally review every sheet. You approve the final drawing and seal it.
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
No. Arcengine holds no Illinois PLS license or IDFPR design firm registration and offers CAD drafting only. Your PLS directs the work, reviews the survey, and signs and seals the plat. Property owners needing a survey should hire an Illinois Professional Land Surveyor.
The Act requires the PLS's personal review, and IDFPR permits sealing only work prepared under direct supervisory control. These requirements do not automatically establish that an outside-drafting arrangement qualifies. Confirm the arrangement with IDFPR or your attorney before sending an Illinois job.
We use the zone, datum, and units you specify: Illinois East, Illinois West, or an ICS83 zone. Supply the datum, epoch or adjustment, projection, and foot definition. We carry those details and your basis of bearings onto the drawing.
We draft to CDOT's current Plat Requirements and your instructions, including stamp boxes, curve data, record/measured labels, and Chicago City Datum elevations where required. Send your approved legal description for the matching Word file. CDOT decides approval; you handle signing and sealing after approval.
Yes. Send the local ordinance and review checklist. We draft dimensioned lots, streets, monuments, and the required drainage and approval blocks to the Plat Act and Section 1270.56. Forward agency comments with your redlines for revision; professional signatures and agency approvals remain with their owners.
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 Illinois, ready for your seal
Send field data, deeds, recorded plats, and your coordinate basis and checklist. We return DWG or DGN and PDF files for your review, signature, and seal.