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Visual localization plays a critical role in the functionality of low-cost autonomous mobile robots. Current state-of-the-art approaches for achieving accurate visual localization are 3D scene-specific, requiring additional computational…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-09-06 Yanmei Jiao , Binxin Zhang , Peng Jiang , Chaoqun Wang , Rong Xiong , Yue Wang

Cross-view matching refers to the problem of finding the closest match for a given query ground view image to one from a database of aerial images. If the aerial images are geotagged, then the closest matching aerial image can be used to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-11-17 Deeksha Dixit , Surabhi Verma , Pratap Tokekar

We address the problem of ground-to-satellite image geo-localization, that is, estimating the camera latitude, longitude and orientation (azimuth angle) by matching a query image captured at the ground level against a large-scale database…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-03-29 Yujiao Shi , Xin Yu , Liu Liu , Dylan Campbell , Piotr Koniusz , Hongdong Li

Image-based localization in GNSS-denied environments is critical for UAV autonomy. Existing state-of-the-art approaches rely on matching UAV images to geo-referenced satellite images; however, they typically require large-scale, paired…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-12-03 Tristan Amadei , Enric Meinhardt-Llopis , Benedicte Bascle , Corentin Abgrall , Gabriele Facciolo

Accurate and robust localization is critical for the safe operation of Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs), especially in complex urban environments where Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals are unreliable. This paper…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-29 Annika Wong , Zhiqi Tang , Frank J. Jiang , Karl H. Johansson , Jonas Mårtensson

This work addresses visual cross-view metric localization for outdoor robotics. Given a ground-level color image and a satellite patch that contains the local surroundings, the task is to identify the location of the ground camera within…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-08-19 Zimin Xia , Olaf Booij , Marco Manfredi , Julian F. P. Kooij

Cross-view geo-localisation identifies coarse geographical position of an automated vehicle by matching a ground-level image to a geo-tagged satellite image from a database. Despite the advancements in Cross-view geo-localisation,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-05-21 Barkin Dagda , Muhammad Awais , Saber Fallah

Visual localization on standard-definition (SD) maps has emerged as a promising low-cost and scalable solution for autonomous driving. However, existing regression-based approaches often overlook inherent geometric priors, resulting in…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-01-08 Xuchang Zhong , Xu Cao , Jinke Feng , Hao Fang

Cross-view image matching for geo-localisation is a challenging problem due to the significant visual difference between aerial and ground-level viewpoints. The method provides localisation capabilities from geo-referenced images,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-09-25 Tavis Shore , Simon Hadfield , Oscar Mendez

We study the image-based geolocalization problem, aiming to localize ground-view query images on cartographic maps. Current methods often utilize cross-view localization techniques to match ground-view query images with 2D maps. However,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-11-06 Mengjie Zhou , Liu Liu , Yiran Zhong , Andrew Calway

In this paper, we present an accurate approach to estimate vehicles' pose and shape from off-board multiview images. The images are taken by monocular cameras and have small overlaps. We utilize state-of-the-art convolutional neural…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-11-13 Wenhao Ding , Shuaijun Li , Guilin Zhang , Xiangyu Lei , Huihuan Qian

This paper presents a visual geo-localization system capable of determining the geographic locations of places (buildings and road intersections) from images without relying on GPS data. Our approach integrates three primary methods:…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-07-23 Rania Saoud , Slimane Larabi

Cross-view geolocalization, a supplement or replacement for GPS, localizes an agent within a search area by matching ground-view images to overhead images. Significant progress has been made assuming a panoramic ground camera. Panoramic…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-08-16 Lena M. Downes , Ted J. Steiner , Rebecca L. Russell , Jonathan P. How

Robust and accurate localization is critical for autonomous driving. Traditional GNSS-based localization methods suffer from signal occlusion and multipath effects in urban environments. Meanwhile, methods relying on high-definition (HD)…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-03-03 Zijie Zhou , Zhangshuo Qi , Luqi Cheng , Guangming Xiong

We present a novel multi-altitude camera pose estimation system, addressing the challenges of robust and accurate localization across varied altitudes when only considering sparse image input. The system effectively handles diverse…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-14 Yaxuan Li , Yewei Huang , Bijay Gaudel , Hamidreza Jafarnejadsani , Brendan Englot

Cross-view self-localization is a challenging scenario of visual place recognition in which database images are provided from sparse viewpoints. Recently, an approach for synthesizing database images from unseen viewpoints using NeRF…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-10-25 Ryogo Yamamoto , Kanji Tanaka

Visual localization, i.e., determining the position and orientation of a vehicle with respect to a map, is a key problem in autonomous driving. We present a multicamera visual inertial localization algorithm for large scale environments. To…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-05-16 Marcel Geppert , Peidong Liu , Zhaopeng Cui , Marc Pollefeys , Torsten Sattler

This paper presents a localization technique using aerial imagery maps and LIDAR based ground reflectivity for autonomous vehicles in urban environments. Traditional localization techniques using LIDAR reflectivity rely on high definition…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-03-26 Ankit Vora , Siddharth Agarwal , Gaurav Pandey , James McBride

With the rapid growth of the low-altitude economy, UAVs have become crucial for measurement and tracking in patrol systems. However, in GNSS-denied areas, satellite-based localization methods are prone to failure. This paper presents a…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-11-05 Tao Liu , Kan Ren , Qian Chen

The large variation of viewpoint and irrelevant content around the target always hinder accurate image retrieval and its subsequent tasks. In this paper, we investigate an extremely challenging task: given a ground-view image of a landmark,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-05-24 Zelong Zeng , Zheng Wang , Fan Yang , Shin'ichi Satoh