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Cross-view geo-localization identifies the locations of street-view images by matching them with geo-tagged satellite images or OSM. However, most existing studies focus on image-to-image retrieval, with fewer addressing text-guided…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-04-02 Junyan Ye , Honglin Lin , Leyan Ou , Dairong Chen , Zihao Wang , Qi Zhu , Conghui He , Weijia Li

Image retrieval-based cross-view localization methods often lead to very coarse camera pose estimation, due to the limited sampling density of the database satellite images. In this paper, we propose a method to increase the accuracy of a…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-07-21 Yujiao Shi , Fei Wu , Akhil Perincherry , Ankit Vora , Hongdong Li

The task of cross-view image geo-localization aims to determine the geo-location (GPS coordinates) of a query ground-view image by matching it with the GPS-tagged aerial (satellite) images in a reference dataset. Due to the dramatic changes…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-04-15 Bin Sun , Chen Chen , Yingying Zhu , Jianmin Jiang

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

Cross-view geo-localization has garnered notable attention in the realm of computer vision, spurred by the widespread availability of copious geotagged datasets and the advancements in machine learning techniques. This paper provides a…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-12-06 Abhilash Durgam , Sidike Paheding , Vikas Dhiman , Vijay Devabhaktuni

Robot localization remains a challenging task in GPS denied environments. State estimation approaches based on local sensors, e.g. cameras or IMUs, are drifting-prone for long-range missions as error accumulates. In this study, we aim to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-05-17 Tianyi Zhang , Matthew Johnson-Roberson

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

Cross-view geo-localization determines the location of a query image, captured by a drone or ground-based camera, by matching it to a geo-referenced satellite image. While traditional approaches focus on image-level localization, many…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-05-26 Zheyang Huang , Jagannath Aryal , Saeid Nahavandi , Xuequan Lu , Chee Peng Lim , Lei Wei , Hailing Zhou

This study addresses the challenge of accurate 6D pose estimation in Augmented Reality (AR), a critical component for seamlessly integrating virtual objects into real-world environments. Our research primarily addresses the difficulty of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-03-21 Mayura Manawadu , Sieun Park , Soon-Yong Park

Cross-view image geolocalization provides an estimate of an agent's global position by matching a local ground image to an overhead satellite image without the need for GPS. It is challenging to reliably match a ground image to the correct…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-07-07 Lena M. Downes , Dong-Ki Kim , Ted J. Steiner , Jonathan P. How

Cross-view geo-localization aims at localizing a ground-level query image by matching it to its corresponding geo-referenced aerial view. In real-world scenarios, the task requires accommodating diverse ground images captured by users with…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-09-06 Li Mi , Chang Xu , Javiera Castillo-Navarro , Syrielle Montariol , Wen Yang , Antoine Bosselut , Devis Tuia

Accurate global localization is critical for autonomous driving and robotics, but GNSS-based approaches often degrade due to occlusion and multipath effects. As an emerging alternative, cross-view pose estimation predicts the 3-DoF camera…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-24 Juhye Park , Wooju Lee , Dasol Hong , Changki Sung , Youngwoo Seo , Dongwan Kang , Hyun Myung

The concept of geo-localization refers to the process of determining where on earth some `entity' is located, typically using Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates. The entity of interest may be an image, sequence of images, a video,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-10-13 Daniel Wilson , Xiaohan Zhang , Waqas Sultani , Safwan Wshah

Cross-view geo-localization for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) operating in GNSS-denied environments remains challenging due to the severe geometric discrepancy between oblique UAV imagery and orthogonal satellite maps. Most existing…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-03 Haoyuan Li , Wen Yang , Fang Xu , Hong Tan , Haijian Zhang , Shengyang Li , Gui-Song Xia

In this paper we aim to determine the location and orientation of a ground-level query image by matching to a reference database of overhead (e.g. satellite) images. For this task we collect a new dataset with one million pairs of street…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2017-03-24 Nam Vo , James Hays

Augmented reality (AR) technology provides means for embedding visualization in a real-world context. Such techniques allow situated analyses of live data in their spatial domain. However, as existing techniques have to be adapted for this…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2022-09-07 Kuno Kurzhals , Michael Becher , Nelusa Pathmanathan , Guido Reina

Street-to-aerial image geo-localization, which matches a query street-view image to the GPS-tagged aerial images in a reference set, has attracted increasing attention recently. In this paper, we revisit this problem and point out the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-12-08 Sijie Zhu , Taojiannan Yang , Chen Chen

Generalizable cross-view geo-localization aims to match the same location across views in unseen regions and conditions without GPS supervision. Its core difficulty lies in severe semantic inconsistency caused by viewpoint variation and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-17 Hongyang Zhang , Yinhao Liu , Haitao Zhang , Zhongyi Wen , Zhenyu Kuang , Shuxian Liang , Xiansheng Hua

Determining the precise geographic location of an image at a global scale remains an unsolved challenge. Standard image retrieval techniques are inefficient due to the sheer volume of images (>100M) and fail when coverage is insufficient.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-10-31 Philipp Lindenberger , Paul-Edouard Sarlin , Jan Hosang , Matteo Balice , Marc Pollefeys , Simon Lynen , Eduard Trulls

The goal of cross-view image based geo-localization is to determine the location of a given street view image by matching it against a collection of geo-tagged satellite images. This task is notoriously challenging due to the drastic…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-03-12 Aysim Toker , Qunjie Zhou , Maxim Maximov , Laura Leal-Taixé