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Mapping for Autonomous Vehicles

A special issue of ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (ISSN 2220-9964).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 November 2017) | Viewed by 27067

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Prof. Dr. Arpad Barsi

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Department of Photogrammetry and Geoinformatics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
Interests: GIS data capturing methods; navigation; network analysis; intelligent transportation systems (ITS); artificial intelligence; autonomous vehicles; digital image processing; photogrammetry
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Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, more and more research is dealing with autonomous and self-driving vehicles; and the driven kilometers are also growing rapidly. The technological development stimulates the demand for better maps, where, not only the accuracy and resolution have to be increased, but also a new role for maps emerges. The newly produced maps will not only help to find an optimal route to a destination, but must support the positioning procedure as well. In some situations (e.g., in parking houses) the map-based positioning can efficiently improve the accuracy, while a higher safety level is enabled due to redundant data acquisition.

This Special Issue seeks contributions exploring the recent developments and future potential in high definition mapping, 3D modeling of urban and rural environment, big map data storage and update, real time map databases and supporting traffic safety.

Prof. Dr. Arpad Barsi
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A Distance-Adaptive Refueling Recommendation Algorithm for Self-Driving Travel
by Quanli Xu, Kun Yang, Shuangyun Peng and Liang Hong
ISPRS Int. J. Geo-Inf. 2018, 7(3), 94; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi7030094 - 12 Mar 2018
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Taking the maximum vehicle driving distance, the distances from gas stations, the route length, and the number of refueling gas stations as the decision conditions, recommendation rules and an early refueling service warning mechanism for gas stations along a self-driving travel route were [...] Read more.
Taking the maximum vehicle driving distance, the distances from gas stations, the route length, and the number of refueling gas stations as the decision conditions, recommendation rules and an early refueling service warning mechanism for gas stations along a self-driving travel route were constructed by using the algorithm presented in this research, based on the spatial clustering characteristics of gas stations and the urgency of refueling. Meanwhile, by combining ArcEngine and Matlab capabilities, a scenario simulation system of refueling for self-driving travel was developed by using c#.net in order to validate and test the accuracy and applicability of the algorithm. A total of nine testing schemes with four simulation scenarios were designed and executed using this algorithm, and all of the simulation results were consistent with expectations. The refueling recommendation algorithm proposed in this study can automatically adapt to changes in the route length of self-driving travel, the maximum driving distance of the vehicle, and the distance from gas stations, which could provide variable refueling recommendation strategies according to differing gas station layouts along the route. Therefore, the results of this study could provide a scientific reference for the reasonable planning and timely supply of vehicle refueling during self-driving travel. Full article
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Extraction of Road Intersections from GPS Traces Based on the Dominant Orientations of Roads
by Lin Li, Daigang Li, Xiaoyu Xing, Fan Yang, Wei Rong and Haihong Zhu
ISPRS Int. J. Geo-Inf. 2017, 6(12), 403; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi6120403 - 10 Dec 2017
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Many studies have used Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) traces to successfully extract segments of road networks because such data can be rapidly updated at a low cost. However, most studies have not focused on extracting intersections, which are indispensable parts of road [...] Read more.
Many studies have used Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) traces to successfully extract segments of road networks because such data can be rapidly updated at a low cost. However, most studies have not focused on extracting intersections, which are indispensable parts of road networks in terms of connectivity. However, extracted intersections often present unsatisfactory precision and misleading connectivity. This study proposes a novel method for extracting road intersections from Global Position System (GPS) trace points and for capturing intersections with better accuracy. The key to improving the geometric accuracy of intersections is to identify the dominant orientations of road segments around intersections, merge similar orientations and maintain independent conflicting orientations. Extracting intersections by aligning the dominant orientations can largely reduce location offsets and road distortions. Experiments are performed to demonstrate the increased accuracy and connectivity of extracted road intersections by the proposed method. Full article
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Development of a Change Detection Method with Low-Performance Point Cloud Data for Updating Three-Dimensional Road Maps
by Takashi Fuse and Naoto Yokozawa
ISPRS Int. J. Geo-Inf. 2017, 6(12), 398; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi6120398 - 4 Dec 2017
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Three-dimensional (3D) road maps have garnered significant attention recently because of applications such as autonomous driving. For 3D road maps to remain accurate and up-to-date, an appropriate updating method is crucial. However, there are currently no updating methods with both satisfactorily high frequency [...] Read more.
Three-dimensional (3D) road maps have garnered significant attention recently because of applications such as autonomous driving. For 3D road maps to remain accurate and up-to-date, an appropriate updating method is crucial. However, there are currently no updating methods with both satisfactorily high frequency and accuracy. An effective strategy would be to frequently acquire point clouds from regular vehicles, and then take detailed measurements only where necessary. However, there are three challenges when using data from regular vehicles. First, the accuracy and density of the points are comparatively low. Second, the measurement ranges vary for different measurements. Third, tentative changes such as pedestrians must be discriminated from real changes. The method proposed in this paper consists of registration and change detection methods. We first prepare the synthetic data obtained from regular vehicles using mobile mapping system data as a base reference. We then apply our proposed change detection method, in which the occupancy grid method is integrated with Dempster–Shafer theory to deal with occlusions and tentative changes. The results show that the proposed method can detect road environment changes, and it is easy to find changed parts through visualization. The work contributes towards sustainable updates and applications of 3D road maps. Full article
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Accuracy Improvement of DGPS for Low-Cost Single-Frequency Receiver Using Modified Flächen Korrektur Parameter Correction
by Jungbeom Kim, Junesol Song, Heekwon No, Deokhwa Han, Donguk Kim, Byungwoon Park and Changdon Kee
ISPRS Int. J. Geo-Inf. 2017, 6(7), 222; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi6070222 - 20 Jul 2017
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A differential global positioning system (DGPS) is one of the most widely used augmentation systems for a low-cost L1 (1575.42 MHz) single-frequency GPS receiver. The positioning accuracy of a low-cost GPS receiver decreases because of the spatial decorrelation between the reference station (RS) [...] Read more.
A differential global positioning system (DGPS) is one of the most widely used augmentation systems for a low-cost L1 (1575.42 MHz) single-frequency GPS receiver. The positioning accuracy of a low-cost GPS receiver decreases because of the spatial decorrelation between the reference station (RS) of the DGPS and the users. Hence, a network real-time kinematic (RTK) solution is used to reduce the decorrelation error in the current DGPS system. Among the various network RTK methods, the Flächen Korrektur parameter (FKP) is used to complement the current DGPS, because its concept and system configuration are simple and the size of additional data required for the network RTK is small. The FKP was originally developed for the carrier-phase measurements of high-cost GPS receivers; thus, it should be modified to be used in the DGPS of low-cost GPS receivers. We propose an FKP-DGPS algorithm as a new augmentation method for the low-cost GPS receivers by integrating the conventional DGPS correction with the modified FKP correction to mitigate the positioning error due to the spatial decorrelation. A real-time FKP-DGPS software was developed and several real-time tests were conducted. The test results show that the positioning accuracy of the DGPS was improved by a maximum of 40%. Full article
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