The Institute for Justice (IJ), a leading nonprofit law firm based in Arlington, VA, has been championing individual rights and liberties since 1991. Renowned for its work in economic freedom, property rights, free speech, and educational choice, IJ’s ability to defend against government overreach depends on swift access to critical, actionable data.
However, IJ faced a significant obstacle: an overwhelming amount of information trapped in static paper documents and PDF images. Unlocking the valuable data hidden within these materials was an immense task, requiring time, precision, and resources IJ simply didn’t have.
The complexity of the project presented several challenges:
- Document Classification: Organizing a vast array of documents by type and category.
- Data Extraction: Pulling both printed and handwritten data from structured and unstructured formats, often from poor-quality sources.
- Data Structuring: Formatting extracted data into usable spreadsheets or databases.
- Accuracy: Achieving a precision rate of 99.9%+ for mission-critical information.
IJ needed a partner capable of transforming a monumental data challenge into a streamlined solution.
