GIS and CAD drafting
Mapping, drafting and records work in ArcGIS, QGIS and AutoCAD, done to your schema so your designers can stay on design.
What you get
- GIS mappingNetwork and base mapping built in ArcGIS or QGIS to your schema and layer standards.
- Utility mappingExisting utilities drawn from the records and field data you supply.
- As-built drawingsField redlines turned into clean as-built drawings and updated records.
- Redline updatesMarked-up drawings corrected and reissued, with the usual rounds of revisions included.
- CAD draftingDrafting in AutoCAD to your standards and templates.
- Data conversionRecords moved between CAD, GIS and spreadsheet formats, and cleaned to your schema.
What you send us
- The source material: field redlines, PDFs, CAD files, spreadsheets or existing GIS data.
- Your schema, layer, symbol and naming standards.
- A sample of finished work in the form you want.
- User accounts, if the work is to be done inside your own GIS.
How it is priced
By the unit, on a one-page work order agreed before work starts. The rate sheet comes with your pilot quote.
| perhour | GIS mapping, utility mapping, CAD drafting and data conversion Billed by the hour, against an estimate agreed before work starts. |
| perfoot | As-built drawings Priced by the length of plant drawn. |
| perjob | Redline updates A fixed price per project, revisions included. |
What stays with you
Your data model and your records stay yours. You decide what is accepted into your system of record. We work to your schema and hand back clean files.
Common questions
Do you work in ArcGIS or QGIS?
Both. We hold our own ArcGIS licence, and QGIS is open source. We can also work inside your GIS with the accounts you issue.
Can you work from paper or PDF records?
Yes. Scanned drawings and PDFs can be drawn into CAD or GIS to your standards.
How is hourly work controlled?
Each job has a one-page work order with an estimate of hours, agreed before work starts. If a job looks like it will pass the estimate, we tell you before going over it.
Where is our data kept?
In a business Microsoft 365 account with individual logins, open only to the staff on your job, and deleted or returned within 30 days of the job ending. Production is outside the United States.
Try it on a small package first
Send about 50 poles or 2 miles. You judge the result against your own standards and pay only for what you accept.