GigaSLAM: Large-Scale Monocular SLAM with Hierachical Gaussian Splats

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2503.08071v1
• Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 06:05:15 GMT
• Title: GigaSLAM: Large-Scale Monocular SLAM with Hierachical Gaussian Splats
• Authors: Kai Deng, Jian Yang, Shenlong Wang, Jin Xie,
• Abstract summary: We introduce GigaSLAM, the first NeRF/3DGS-based SLAM framework for large-scale, unbounded outdoor environments.<n>Our approach employs a hierarchical sparse voxel map representation, where Gaussians are decoded by neural networks at multiple levels of detail.<n>GigaSLAM delivers high-precision tracking and visually faithful rendering on urban outdoor benchmarks.
• Score: 30.608403266769788
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Tracking and mapping in large-scale, unbounded outdoor environments using only monocular RGB input presents substantial challenges for existing SLAM systems. Traditional Neural Radiance Fields (NeRF) and 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) SLAM methods are typically limited to small, bounded indoor settings. To overcome these challenges, we introduce GigaSLAM, the first NeRF/3DGS-based SLAM framework for kilometer-scale outdoor environments, as demonstrated on the KITTI and KITTI 360 datasets. Our approach employs a hierarchical sparse voxel map representation, where Gaussians are decoded by neural networks at multiple levels of detail. This design enables efficient, scalable mapping and high-fidelity viewpoint rendering across expansive, unbounded scenes. For front-end tracking, GigaSLAM utilizes a metric depth model combined with epipolar geometry and PnP algorithms to accurately estimate poses, while incorporating a Bag-of-Words-based loop closure mechanism to maintain robust alignment over long trajectories. Consequently, GigaSLAM delivers high-precision tracking and visually faithful rendering on urban outdoor benchmarks, establishing a robust SLAM solution for large-scale, long-term scenarios, and significantly extending the applicability of Gaussian Splatting SLAM systems to unbounded outdoor environments.

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