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Remote sensing is extensively used in cartography. As transportation networks grow and change, extracting roads automatically from satellite images is crucial to keep maps up-to-date. Synthetic Aperture Radar satellites can provide high…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-08-17 Corentin Henry , Seyed Majid Azimi , Nina Merkle

Object detection in aerial images is an important task in environmental, economic, and infrastructure-related tasks. One of the most prominent applications is the detection of vehicles, for which deep learning approaches are increasingly…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-04-08 Immanuel Weber , Jens Bongartz , Ribana Roscher

Online mapping models show remarkable results in predicting vectorized maps from multi-view camera images only. However, all existing approaches still rely on ground-truth high-definition maps during training, which are expensive to obtain…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-27 Christian Löwens , Thorben Funke , Jingchao Xie , Alexandru Paul Condurache

Recent advances in high-definition (HD) map construction from surround-view images have highlighted their cost-effectiveness in deployment. However, prevailing techniques often fall short in accurately extracting and utilizing road…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-11-05 Wenzhao Qiu , Shanmin Pang , Hao zhang , Jianwu Fang , Jianru Xue

Very high resolution (VHR) mapping through remote sensing (RS) imagery presents a new opportunity to inform decision-making and sustainable practices in countless domains. Efficient processing of big VHR data requires automated tools…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-12-23 Henry Cording , Yves Plancherel , Pablo Brito-Parada

The accurate mapping of crop production is crucial for ensuring food security, effective resource management, and sustainable agricultural practices. One way to achieve this is by analyzing high-resolution satellite imagery. Deep Learning…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-07-13 Priyanka Goyal , Sohan Patnaik , Adway Mitra , Manjira Sinha

Maps have always been an essential component of autonomous driving. With the advancement of autonomous driving technology, both the representation and production process of maps have evolved substantially. The article categorizes the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-09-17 Pengxin Chen , Zhipeng Luo , Xiaoqi Jiang , Zhangcai Yin , Jonathan Li

A map, as crucial information for downstream applications of an autonomous driving system, is usually represented in lanelines or centerlines. However, existing literature on map learning primarily focuses on either detecting geometry-based…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-01-13 Tianyu Li , Peijin Jia , Bangjun Wang , Li Chen , Kun Jiang , Junchi Yan , Hongyang Li

In autonomous driving, High Definition (HD) maps provide a complete lane model that is not limited by sensor range and occlusions. However, the generation and upkeep of HD maps involves periodic data collection and human annotations,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-09-20 Michael Mink , Thomas Monninger , Steffen Staab

Using HD maps directly as training data for machine learning tasks has seen a massive surge in popularity and shown promising results, e.g. in the field of map perception. Despite that, a standardized HD map framework supporting all parts…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-07-25 Fabian Immel , Richard Fehler , Frank Bieder , Christoph Stiller

In autonomous driving, mapping is critical for motion planning but remains an under-utilized resource for perception tasks such as 3D object detection. Maps can provide robust structural priors of the static environment, helping resolve…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-05-25 Yang Fu , Yuliang Zou , Hao Xiang , Xin Huang , Yijing Bai , Chen Song , Weijing Shi , Govind Thattai , Dragomir Anguelov , Mingxing Tan , Yingwei Li

Robust and accurate localization is an essential component for robotic navigation and autonomous driving. The use of cameras for localization with high definition map (HD Map) provides an affordable localization sensor set. Existing methods…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-07-07 Chengcheng Guo , Minjie Lin , Heyang Guo , Pengpeng Liang , Erkang Cheng

In this paper, we propose a novel, convolutional neural network model to extract highly precise depth maps from missing viewpoints, especially well applicable to generate holographic 3D contents. The depth map is an essential element for…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-03-10 Hakdong Kim , Heonyeong Lim , Minkyu Jee , Yurim Lee , Jisoo Jeong , Kyudam Choi , MinSung Yoon , Cheongwon Kim

Vectorized high-definition (HD) map is essential for autonomous driving, providing detailed and precise environmental information for advanced perception and planning. However, current map vectorization methods often exhibit deviations, and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-10-11 Gongjie Zhang , Jiahao Lin , Shuang Wu , Yilin Song , Zhipeng Luo , Yang Xue , Shijian Lu , Zuoguan Wang

Recent studies have shown the benefits of using additional elevation data (e.g., DSM) for enhancing the performance of the semantic segmentation of aerial images. However, previous methods mostly adopt 3D elevation information as additional…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-09-23 Xiang Li , Lingjing Wang , Yi Fang

High-definition (HD) maps are important for autonomous driving, but their manual generation and maintenance is very expensive. This motivates the usage of an automated map generation pipeline. Fleet vehicles provide sufficient sensors for…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-05 Alexander Blumberg , Jonas Merkert , Christoph Stiller

High-definition (HD) map construction methods are crucial for providing precise and comprehensive static environmental information, which is essential for autonomous driving systems. While Camera-LiDAR fusion techniques have shown promising…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-07-03 Xiaoshuai Hao , Yuting Zhao , Yuheng Ji , Luanyuan Dai , Peng Hao , Dingzhe Li , Shuai Cheng , Rong Yin

Vectorized HD map is essential for autonomous driving. Remarkable work has been achieved in recent years, but there are still major issues: (1) in the generation of the BEV features, single modality-based methods are of limited perception…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-06-06 Ruqin Zhou , Chenguang Dai , Wanshou Jiang , Yongsheng Zhang , Hanyun Wang , San Jiang

High-definition (HD) maps provide essential semantic information of road structures for autonomous driving systems, yet current HD map construction methods require calibrated multi-camera setups and either implicit or explicit 2D-to-BEV…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-02-02 Run Wang , Chaoyi Zhou , Amir Salarpour , Xi Liu , Zhi-Qi Cheng , Feng Luo , Mert D. Pesé , Siyu Huang

Vectorized maps are indispensable for precise navigation and the safe operation of autonomous vehicles. Traditional methods for constructing these maps fall into two categories: offline techniques, which rely on expensive, labor-intensive…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-07-14 Quanxin Zheng , Miao Fan , Shengtong Xu , Linghe Kong , Haoyi Xiong