3 papers
cs.CV2026
More Than Where You Are: Learning Semantics, Structure, and Geometry from Cross-View Localization
Mao Chen, Xiangkai Zhang, Zhiyong Liu +2
The paper introduces CROSS, a cross-view localization framework that uses 3D-grounded alignment, structure-aware matching, and hypothesis ranking to learn stable semantics, reliabl…
cs.CV2026
Globally Localizing Lunar Rover in Pixels via Graph Alignment
Mao Chen, Xu Yang, Chuankai Liu +5
Precise rover localization is a prerequisite for autonomous lunar exploration, yet the absence of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals and the cumulative drift of loca…
cs.CV2025
Hierarchical Image Matching for UAV Absolute Visual Localization via Semantic and Structural Constraints
Xiangkai Zhang, Xiang Zhou, Mao Chen +3
Absolute localization, aiming to determine an agent's location with respect to a global reference, is crucial for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in various applications, but it be…