This blog post presents a guide on how to implement and utilize the reference implementation of the Eduardo Arnold, Eric Brachmann, and other researchers’ work demonstrated at ECCV 2022.
Overview
Standard visual relocalization typically relies on extensive scene 3D maps, often comprising hundreds of images. The innovative approach of Map-free Relocalization allows immediate relocalization with only a single image of a scene.
Setup
The setup process for Map-free Visual Relocalization can be easily navigated through the following steps:
- Install the required dependencies by downloading Anaconda and executing:
conda env create -f environment.yml
conda activate mapfreeOur Dataset
We introduce a unique dataset for map-free relocalization developments, consisting of 655 outdoor scenes with points of interest. Download the dataset and extract the trainvaltest.zip files into data/mapfree.
Evaluate Your Method
This tool provides an online benchmark website to evaluate submissions on the test set. The two evaluation tracks are:
Visualize Your Method
There’s a script provided to visualize the estimated poses on the query images by reading the estimated poses in the submission format. Errors can be visualized against ground-truth poses when available.
Understanding the Code via Analogy
Consider visual relocalization akin to finding your way in a new city using a treasure map.
The classic method would be akin to having a detailed map of the city, showing all streets, landmarks, and treasures. However, with Map-free Relocalization, it’s as if you possess just one snapshot of the city (one photo of a landmark) and using that photo alone, you can determine your exact location (metric pose) without needing the entire map.
Troubleshooting Ideas
While the implementation should run smoothly for most users, here are common issues you might encounter:
- If dependency conflicts arise, ensure you are using the correct versions of PyTorch, Python, and other dependencies mentioned in the README.
- If you encounter errors while running the evaluation or visualization scripts, verify that the dataset is correctly unpacked into the specified directory.
- Should your submissions fail to appear on the leaderboard, confirm that they adhere to the specified submission format.
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