arxivcs.CV2026-07-22
RIM: A Retrieval-In-Matching Framework for Cross-Domain Global Visual Localization of UAVs
Xin Li, Siyuan Duan, Shang Wang, Zhimin Mao, Bingliang Hu, Geng Zhang
Global visual localization of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) using remote-sensing reference maps has attracted increasing attention. However, acquisition-time and imaging-platform differences between UAV and reference imagery induce substantial cross-domain appearance and viewpo…