Survey Field Data to CAD/GIS Review-Ready Handoff
Derek's Helper helps survey teams turn field imports, point files, field codes, draft CAD preparation, desktop CAD/GIS handoff, and professional review packets into one organized workflow.
Built for planning, drafting, review preparation, desktop import verification, and professional handoff. Final survey deliverables, legal boundaries, ROW/easement determinations, construction staking decisions, engineering decisions, and regulated outputs require review by an appropriately licensed professional.
Field Data Import
Import field data summaries, check coordinate/unit status, detect missing information, and prepare records for downstream review.
Field-to-CAD Draft
Map field codes to CAD layers, organize draft points and linework, and prepare review-focused CAD outputs.
Desktop CAD/GIS Handoff
Prepare exchange-ready point exports and desktop handoff packages for manual import verification in common survey/CAD/GIS workflows.
Derek Handoff Packet
Bundle field import summaries, CAD draft status, desktop handoff readiness, verification checklists, warnings, assumptions, and professional review notes.
Built to Support Licensed Review
Derek's Helper supports survey, CAD, GIS, and field-to-office workflows. It helps organize the work, surface warnings, prepare draft outputs, and assemble review packets. The licensed professional remains responsible for final determinations, regulated deliverables, and jurisdiction-specific requirements.
From Field to Office
- 1Import field data
- 2Review quality, units, coordinates, and missing information
- 3Map field codes to CAD layers
- 4Generate draft CAD preparation outputs
- 5Prepare desktop CAD/GIS handoff
- 6Assemble a Derek Handoff Packet
- 7Complete professional review
Desktop CAD/GIS handoff
Defensible today: imports delimited point files and LandXML points; exports DXF (R12), LandXML 1.2 (points, plus TIN and breaklines when a surface exists), PNEZD/PENZD/NEZ/ENZ, and GeoJSON for manual import verification.
Not an official compatibility certification. Final verification is required in the receiving desktop software.