Multimodal Vision Research Laboratory MVRL

Research Area: Camera Calibration

How can we estimate camera pose and intrinsics from images when metadata are missing or unreliable? We develop calibration and pose-estimation methods that exploit structure, natural cues, and cross-view consistency. Recent directions include structure-aware direct pose estimation, extending absolute pose regression to multiple scenes, and calibration from clouds, rainbows, and horizon geometry. Calibration underpins localization, stereo depth, and distributed camera networks—linking geometric vision to long-running outdoor imaging systems.

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  1. Thumbnail for StereoFlowGAN: Co-training for Stereo and Flow with Unsupervised Domain Adaptation
    Xiong Z, Qiao F, Zhang Y, Jacobs N. 2023. StereoFlowGAN: Co-training for Stereo and Flow with Unsupervised Domain Adaptation. In: British Machine Vision Conference (BMVC).
    paper press bibtex Calibration Localization
  2. Thumbnail for Geoinformation Harvesting From Social Media Data: A community remote sensing approach
    Zhu XX, Wang Y, Kochupillai M, Werner M, Haberle M, Hoffmann EJ, Taubenbock H, Tuia D, Levering A, Jacobs N, Kruspe A, Abdulahhad K. 2022. Geoinformation Harvesting From Social Media Data: A community remote sensing approach. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine 10:150–180. DOI: 10.1109/MGRS.2022.3219584.
    paper doi bibtex Calibration GeoAI
  3. Thumbnail for Content-Based Detection of Temporal Metadata Manipulation
    Padilha R, Salem T, Workman S, Andaló FA, Rocha A, Jacobs N. 2022. Content-Based Detection of Temporal Metadata Manipulation. IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security:1316–1327. DOI: 10.1109/TIFS.2022.3159154.
    code website paper doi bibtex Calibration Localization GeoAI
  4. Thumbnail for A Structure-Aware Method for Direct Pose Estimation
    Blanton H, Workman S, Jacobs N. 2022. A Structure-Aware Method for Direct Pose Estimation. In: IEEE Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV). DOI: 10.1109/WACV51458.2022.00028.
    paper doi bibtex Calibration Localization
  5. Thumbnail for Towards a Collective Agenda on AI for Earth Science Data Analysis
    Tuia D, Roscher R, Wegner JD, Jacobs N, Zhu XX, Camps-Valls G. 2021. Towards a Collective Agenda on AI for Earth Science Data Analysis. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine 9:88–104. DOI: 10.1109/MGRS.2020.3043504.
    paper doi bibtex Calibration GeoAI
  6. Thumbnail for Extending Absolute Pose Regression to Multiple Scenes
    Blanton H, Greenwell C, Workman S, Jacobs N. 2020. Extending Absolute Pose Regression to Multiple Scenes. In: Joint Workshop on Long-Term Visual Localization, Visual Odometry and Geometric and Learning-based SLAM (CVPR Workshop). DOI: 10.1109/CVPRW50498.2020.00027.
    paper doi bibtex Localization Calibration
  7. Thumbnail for Horizon Lines in the Wild
    Workman S, Zhai M, Jacobs N. 2016. Horizon Lines in the Wild. In: British Machine Vision Conference (BMVC).
    code website paper bibtex Localization Calibration
  8. Thumbnail for Camera Geo-Calibration using an MCMC Approach
    Zhai M, Workman S, Jacobs N. 2016. Camera Geo-Calibration using an MCMC Approach. In: IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP). DOI: 10.1109/ICIP.2016.7532905.
    paper doi bibtex Localization Calibration GeoAI
  9. Thumbnail for Detecting Vanishing Points using Global Image Context in a Non-Manhattan World
    Zhai M, Workman S, Jacobs N. 2016. Detecting Vanishing Points using Global Image Context in a Non-Manhattan World. In: IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR). DOI: 10.1109/CVPR.2016.610.
    code paper doi bibtex Calibration Geometry
  10. Thumbnail for DeepFocal: A Method for Direct Focal Length Estimation
    Workman S, Greenwell C, Zhai M, Baltenberger R, Jacobs N. 2015. DeepFocal: A Method for Direct Focal Length Estimation. In: IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP). DOI: 10.1109/ICIP.2015.7351024.
    website paper doi bibtex Calibration Geometry
  11. Thumbnail for On the Location Dependence of Convolutional Neural Network Features
    Workman S, Jacobs N. 2015. On the Location Dependence of Convolutional Neural Network Features. In: IEEE/ISPRS Workshop: Large Scale Computer Vision for Remote Sensing (EARTHVISION). 1–9. DOI: 10.1109/CVPRW.2015.7301385.
    paper doi bibtex Localization Calibration GeoAI Representation Learning
  12. Thumbnail for Scene Shape Estimation from Multiple Partly Cloudy Days
    Workman S, Souvenir R, Jacobs N. 2015. Scene Shape Estimation from Multiple Partly Cloudy Days. Computer Vision and Image Understanding (CVIU):116–129. DOI: 10.1016/j.cviu.2014.10.002.
    website doi bibtex Calibration Geometry
  13. Thumbnail for A Pot of Gold: Rainbows as a Calibration Cue
    Workman S, Mihail RP, Jacobs N. 2014. A Pot of Gold: Rainbows as a Calibration Cue. In: European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV). 820–835. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-10602-1_53.
    website paper doi bibtex Calibration Geometry
  14. Smith JD, Baltenberger R, Workman S, Jacobs N. 2014. User-in-the-Loop Calibration and Mensuration. In: National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR).
    bibtex Calibration
  15. Thumbnail for Scene Geometry from Several Partly Cloudy Days
    Jacobs N, Workman S, Souvenir R. 2013. Scene Geometry from Several Partly Cloudy Days. In: ACM/IEEE International Conference on Distributed Smart Cameras (ICDSC). 1–6. DOI: 10.1109/ICDSC.2013.6778227.
    website paper doi bibtex Calibration
  16. Thumbnail for Two Cloud-Based Cues for Estimating Scene Structure and Camera Calibration
    Jacobs N, Abrams A, Pless R. 2013. Two Cloud-Based Cues for Estimating Scene Structure and Camera Calibration. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (PAMI) 35:2526–2538. DOI: 10.1109/TPAMI.2013.55.
    website paper doi bibtex Calibration
  17. Thumbnail for Cloud Motion as a Calibration Cue
    Jacobs N, Islam MT, Workman S. 2013. Cloud Motion as a Calibration Cue. In: IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR). 1344–1351. DOI: 10.1109/CVPR.2013.177.
    paper doi bibtex Calibration
  18. Thumbnail for Shadow Estimation Method for
    Abrams A, Hawley C, Miskell K, Stoica A, Jacobs N, Pless R. 2013. Shadow Estimation Method for "The Episolar Constraint: Monocular Shape from Shadow Correspondence". arXiv preprint 1304.4112 [cs.CV].
    paper bibtex Geometry Calibration
  19. Thumbnail for Webcam Geo-localization using Aggregate Light Levels
    Jacobs N, Miskell K, Pless R. 2011. Webcam Geo-localization using Aggregate Light Levels. In: IEEE Workshop on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV). 132–138. DOI: 10.1109/WACV.2011.5711494.
    website paper doi bibtex Localization Calibration
  20. Thumbnail for Participatory Integration of Live Webcams into GIS
    Abrams A, Fridrich N, Jacobs N, Pless R. 2010. Participatory Integration of Live Webcams into GIS. In: International Conference on Computing for Geospatial Research and Applications (COM.GEO). 1–8. DOI: 10.1145/1823854.1823867.
    doi bibtex Calibration
  21. Thumbnail for Using Cloud Shadows to Infer Scene Structure and Camera Calibration
    Jacobs N, Bies B, Pless R. 2010. Using Cloud Shadows to Infer Scene Structure and Camera Calibration. In: IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR). 1102–1109. DOI: 10.1109/CVPR.2010.5540093.
    website paper doi bibtex Calibration
  22. Thumbnail for Discovering, Localizing, Calibrating, and Using Thousands of Outdoor Webcams
    Jacobs N. 2010. Discovering, Localizing, Calibrating, and Using Thousands of Outdoor Webcams. Computer Science and Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, MO, USA.
    paper bibtex Calibration GeoAI
  23. Thumbnail for Compressive Sensing and Differential Image Motion Estimation
    Jacobs N, Schuh S, Pless R. 2010. Compressive Sensing and Differential Image Motion Estimation. In: IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP). 718–721. DOI: 10.1109/ICASSP.2010.5495053.
    website paper doi bibtex Calibration
  24. Thumbnail for The Global Network of Outdoor Webcams: Properties and Applications
    Jacobs N, Burgin W, Fridrich N, Abrams A, Miskell K, Braswell BH, Richardson AD, Pless R. 2009. The Global Network of Outdoor Webcams: Properties and Applications. In: ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems (ACM SIGSPATIAL). 111–120. DOI: 10.1145/1653771.1653789.
    paper doi bibtex Calibration Urban
  25. Thumbnail for Calibrating and Using the Global Network of Outdoor Webcams
    Jacobs N, Pless R. 2009. Calibrating and Using the Global Network of Outdoor Webcams. In: ACM/IEEE International Conference on Distributed Smart Cameras (ICDSC). 1–2. DOI: 10.1109/ICDSC.2009.5289404.
    doi bibtex Calibration Urban
  26. Thumbnail for Passive Vision: The Global Webcam Imaging Network
    Jacobs N, Souvenir R, Pless R. 2009. Passive Vision: The Global Webcam Imaging Network. In: IEEE Applied Imagery and Pattern Recognition (AIPR). 1–8. DOI: 10.1109/AIPR.2009.5466314.
    doi bibtex Calibration Urban
  27. Thumbnail for On Unusual Pixel Shapes and Image Motion
    Jacobs N, Schuh S, Pless R. 2009. On Unusual Pixel Shapes and Image Motion. Computer Science and Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, MO, USA.
    website bibtex Calibration
  28. Thumbnail for Adventures in Archiving and Using Three Years of Webcam Images
    Jacobs N, Burgin W, Speyer R, Ross D, Pless R. 2009. Adventures in Archiving and Using Three Years of Webcam Images. In: IEEE CVPR Workshop on Internet Vision. 39–46. DOI: 10.1109/CVPRW.2009.5204185.
    paper doi bibtex Calibration Urban
  29. Thumbnail for Toward Fully Automatic Geo-Location and Geo-Orientation of Static Outdoor Cameras
    Jacobs N, Roman N, Pless R. 2008. Toward Fully Automatic Geo-Location and Geo-Orientation of Static Outdoor Cameras. In: IEEE Workshop on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV). 1–6. DOI: 10.1109/WACV.2008.4544040.
    paper doi bibtex Localization Calibration
  30. Thumbnail for Geolocating Static Cameras
    Jacobs N, Satkin S, Roman N, Speyer R, Pless R. 2007. Geolocating Static Cameras. In: IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV). 1–6. DOI: 10.1109/ICCV.2007.4408995.
    website paper doi bibtex Localization Calibration