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New RAG framework automates civil plan analysis using visual-first approach

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Researchers have developed PlanSightRAG, a novel visual-first multimodal Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) framework designed to automate the analysis of civil standard plans. This system indexes and reasons directly over plan imagery, incorporating a multi-vector retrieval system and an agentic pipeline for planning, retrieval, auditing, and synthesis. PlanSightRAG demonstrates high accuracy in zero-shot retrieval and compliance checking, particularly on a benchmark derived from five state Departments of Transportation standard plans. AI

IMPACT This framework could significantly speed up compliance checking and question answering for civil engineering projects by automating the analysis of complex visual plans.

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New RAG framework automates civil plan analysis using visual-first approach

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  1. arXiv cs.IR (Information Retrieval) TIER_1 English(EN) · Shivanand Venkanna Sheshappanavar ·

    PlanSightRAG: A Visual-First Multimodal RAG for Automating Question Answering and Compliance Checking for Civil Standard Plans

    Civil infrastructure compliance checking has long relied on engineers manually reading legacy 2D plans; however, OCR-based automation strips away the geometry and layout essential for interpreting these plans. We present a Visual-First Multimodal Retrieval-Augmented Generation (R…

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