IL Land Surveyor case studies
IL Land Surveyor · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Illinois Land Surveyor credential is a state professional license administered through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), the agency that regulates professions in Illinois. This page is an independent study resource for candidates preparing for the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor licensing examination; it is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by IDFPR or any testing vendor. The IL Land Surveyor case studies are 5 cases and about 2,612 words.
1The Disappearing Oak and the 1994 Fence
An Illinois surveyor is retained to retrace the east 20 acres of the northwest quarter of Section 8, T. 5 E., in a rural county.
633 words, about 3 min2The 4.6-Acre Split and the Plat Act
A licensed Illinois surveyor is asked to divide a 9.2-acre parcel in unincorporated county into two lots of 4.6 acres each. Both lots would front on an existing township road.
525 words, about 3 min3Grid Distance vs Ground Distance on a 1,842-Foot Line
A surveyor is using RTK GNSS on NAD83(2011) Illinois State Plane coordinates to stake two corners of a 12.4-acre parcel. The grid distance between the two computed corner positions is 1,842.365 ft.
482 words, about 2 min4The Backdated Survey and the Unlicensed Seal
A licensed Illinois land surveyor's office is finishing an ALTA/NSPS survey for a commercial sale. The seller's attorney asks the surveyor to date the survey 14 months earlier, before a new 40-by-60-foot equipment shed was built without a permit, and to leave the shed off the drawing because the buyer's lender 'only wants a clean survey.' The surveyor is on vacation; a survey technician who is not licensed has already applied the surveyor's digital seal to the drawing and transmitted it.
491 words, about 2 min5The Creek That Moved 300 Feet in One Storm
A 60-acre farm is bounded on the east by a non-navigable creek. The 1948 deed conveys 'the west 60 acres of the northeast quarter, bounded on the east by the east bank of Mill Creek.' From 1985 to 2018 the creek moved westward about 2 feet per year, adding roughly 60 feet to the farm.
481 words, about 2 min