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arXiv Computer Vision By Jiarui Zeng, Kun Shi, Chiman Vong, Zhedong Zheng

SatFix: Absolute Visual Localization of UAVs in Satellite Maps from a Single Oblique Image

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SatFix is a feed‑forward framework that performs absolute visual localization of UAVs in satellite maps using a single oblique image or a short multi‑view clip. It replaces traditional cross‑view retrieval by regressing a continuous 3‑DoF pose—2D position and heading—directly from satellite‑grid features without requiring a 3D map or auxiliary sensors. On the newly introduced University‑Metric dataset, SatFix localizes over half of test frames within 50 m and achieves median errors of 45.66 m and 20.81° with a single view, improving further with multiple views.

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