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Notes on documents, data and automation.

Practical, no jargon. Extraction, intelligent document processing and integrations: what we learn building LOCRAI.

  1. Document extraction software: eight criteria for evaluating a vendor
    Automation

    11 min read

    Document extraction software: eight criteria for evaluating a vendor

    EU hosting, data verification, API, pricing model: an operational checklist to compare extraction software and intelligent document processing, without trusting made-up statistics.

  2. OCR on scans: DPI, skew and the human review queue
    Data quality

    11 min read

    OCR on scans: DPI, skew and the human review queue

    Scans impose different constraints than digital PDFs. Image quality, stamps, skew: how to set up the workflow and when human review is needed.

  3. Extracting data from invoice PDFs: methods, common errors and how to avoid them
    Automation

    12 min read

    Extracting data from invoice PDFs: methods, common errors and how to avoid them

    Manual, template, OCR or AI: how invoice PDF data is extracted, where totals and line items fail, and what to ask before automating.

  4. Intelligent Document Processing (IDP): what it is and when companies need it
    Under the hood

    11 min read

    Intelligent Document Processing (IDP): what it is and when companies need it

    IDP — intelligent document processing — is not a synonym for OCR. What the workflow includes, how it differs from simple OCR and RPA, and when it is worth investing.

  5. OCR and AI for documents: from scanned text to structured data
    Under the hood

    12 min read

    OCR and AI for documents: from scanned text to structured data

    Document OCR and AI are not the same thing. A guide to the two layers of intelligent document processing: when text recognition is enough, and when AI must interpret layout and fields.