AnchorGrid provides a Construction Intelligence API that transforms unstructured construction drawings, specifications, and related documents into structured, machine‑readable JSON data. The API offers detection endpoints for architectural elements and specialty components, as well as ready‑to‑use applications for revision impact and scope conflict analysis, enabling contractors, subcontractors, and construction‑tech developers to automate document analysis, track changes, and integrate drawing intelligence into their digital workflows.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Construction drawings and specifications are typically stored as unstructured PDFs or CAD files, making it difficult for project teams to automatically extract actionable data, track revisions, and detect scope mismatches. This manual handling slows change management, increases the risk of errors, and limits integration with digital workflows.
Solution
AnchorGrid offers a Construction Intelligence API that converts drawings, specifications, and related documents into structured, machine-readable data. The API provides detection endpoints for common building elements—such as rooms, fixtures, and structural components—returning JSON with typed schemas that can be directly integrated into existing software. Ready-to-use applications built on this intelligence, like Revision Impact Analysis and Scope Conflict Analysis, help teams automatically identify changes, assess their impact on project scope, and surface inconsistencies between drawings and specifications. By delivering data through a secure, HTTPS‑only service with SOC 2‑type controls and high availability, AnchorGrid enables construction firms and developers to embed document intelligence into their workflows without building custom parsing solutions.
Target Audience
Primary customers are subcontractors, general contractors, construction managers, and project teams that need automated document analysis, as well as software developers building construction‑tech applications that require structured drawing data.
Features
- Detection endpoints for architectural and specialty divisions (e.g., room classification, toilet and fixture identification) with bounding boxes and element IDs
- Uniform JSON responses with fully typed schemas for easy integration into downstream applications
- Ready-to-use applications for Revision Impact Analysis that track addenda, change orders, and drawing revisions across project phases
- Scope Conflict Analysis that compares drawings against specifications to flag missing or mismatched scope before bidding or execution
- Secure API infrastructure with HTTPS‑only access, data encryption at rest, and 99.9% uptime SLA
- SOC 2 Type 1 compliance in progress, ensuring industry‑standard security and reliability