Intelligent automation for civil engineering and land surveying
TerraCAD transforms raw survey data into production-ready CAD drawings through an intelligent pipeline that combines multiple AI techniques with deterministic engineering rules.
Unlike generic AI tools, TerraCAD understands the specific requirements of civil engineering: topology constraints, survey standards, drafting conventions, and the precision requirements that define professional practice.
Our classification system combines multiple approaches to achieve accuracy that no single method could deliver alone. By fusing rule-based parsing, spatial analysis, elevation analysis, and machine learning, we create a robust system that handles the variability inherent in real-world survey data.
At the heart of TerraCAD is our Intermediate CAD Specification (ICS)—a platform-neutral representation that captures not just geometry, but topology, metadata, and engineering constraints.
This "Rosetta Stone" approach means we can generate output for any CAD platform without rebuilding the entire pipeline. It also ensures deterministic behavior: the same inputs always produce the same outputs.
TerraCAD isn't a static tool—it's a system that learns from every interaction. When engineers make corrections to AI-generated geometry, those corrections are captured, encoded, and used to improve future outputs.
This reinforcement learning approach means the system continuously improves while preserving institutional knowledge within your organization.
TerraCAD generates native CAD objects—not geometry imports. This means dynamic Civil 3D surfaces that rebuild when inputs change, MicroStation cells that reference properly, and Trimble projects that integrate with field workflows.
Our technology is protected by a comprehensive 12-patent portfolio covering the complete autonomous engineering pipeline—from data ingestion through CAD generation, including our human-in-the-loop learning architecture.
We're working with select engineering firms and CAD vendors to refine our platform. Get in touch to learn more.
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