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Working notes from a production floor that drafts US survey drawings every night: standards changes, drafting technique, and the practical side of field-to-finish.
The 2026 ALTA/NSPS standards at the drafting table
October 19, 2026
What the 2026 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements actually changed on the sheet: the Table A Item 20 encroachment summary, Item 15 imagery notes, monument and utility reporting, and a working checklist for 2026 ALTA drawings.
The production-floor checklist for data packages: what to send for boundary, ALTA, topo and plat jobs, the five omissions that cost a day each, and the flag convention that ends email back-and-forth.
More guides are in production: state plat recording requirements, field-to-finish code hygiene, and preparing data packages that come back right the first time. No newsletter popups; just check back.