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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 multimodal retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) framework designed to automate the analysis of civil infrastructure plans. This system processes plan imagery directly, integrating multi-vector retrieval and an agentic pipeline to answer questions and check compliance. A new benchmark dataset of over 4,000 plan pairs was created from state Departments of Transportation standard plans to evaluate the framework. AI

IMPACT This framework could significantly speed up compliance checking in civil engineering, reducing manual effort and potential errors.

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  1. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 English(EN) · Nabaraj Subedi, Shuvo Dip Datta, Ahmed Abdelaty, Shivanand Venkanna Sheshappanavar ·

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

    arXiv:2608.26091v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: 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-…

  2. 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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