PiLoT v2: Pixel-to-Orthogonal Map Alignment for Free-view UAV Geo-localization
arXiv cs.CV1mo4 min read
arXiv:2606.31098v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Real-time, drift-free UAV geo-localization is essential for autonomous missions in GNSS-denied environments. The pioneering system, PiLoT, achieves high precision via Neural Pixel-to-3D Registration, aligning UAV video streams with a single rendered reference view from 3D meshes. However, its reliance on heavy 3D meshes incurs massive storage overheads, complex map acquisition, and significant computational rendering costs, severely hindering deployment on embedded platforms. To address these bottlenecks, we propose PiLoT v2, a lightweight yet ro
