Mag4D-SLAM Dataset: A Repeated-Traversal Multi-Modal 4D Geomagnetic Dataset for Localization and Mapping
Geomagnetic sensing provides an infrastructure-free, absolute orientation reference robust to GNSS denial and visual degradation. However, no large-scale outdoor robotics dataset supports its systematic study in SLAM. Mag4D-SLAM fills this gap with 14 sequences totaling over 18 km of synchronized LiDAR, camera, IMU, tri-axis magnetometer, and GNSS measurements with SE(3) ground-truth poses. Collected along structured campus trajectories under paired day/night conditions in both forward and reverse directions, it enables analysis of magnetic field repeatability, drift-free global heading estimation, and location-discriminative magnetic signatures. The dataset supports research on yaw drift mitigation, magnetic loop closure, and long-term localization.
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Title:Mag4D-SLAM Dataset: A Repeated-Traversal Multi-Modal 4D Geomagnetic Dataset for Localization and Mapping
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Abstract:Geomagnetic sensing offers an infrastructure-free, absolute orientation reference that is robust to GNSS denial and visual degradation, yet no large-scale outdoor robotics dataset supports its systematic study in SLAM. Existing magnetic datasets are confined to small-scale indoor environments and lack the synchronized multi-modal sensing, repeated-traversal structure, and high-precision 6-DoF ground truth required for geomagnetic SLAM research. We present Mag4D-SLAM, the first large-scale outdoor geomagnetic SLAM dataset. It comprises 14 sequences totaling over 18 km of synchronized LiDAR, camera, IMU, tri-axis magnetometer, and GNSS measurements with SE(3) ground-truth poses, collected along structured campus trajectories under paired day/night conditions in both forward and reverse directions. Through repeated-traversal experiments, we analyze three core properties: magnetic field repeatability across different recording sessions (daytime and nighttime), drift-free global heading estimation, and location-discriminative magnetic signatures for cross-session place recognition. Mag4D-SLAM is designed to support research on yaw drift mitigation, magnetic loop closure, and long-term localization and to open new research questions on how geomagnetic sensing can complement visual and LiDAR modalities or provide a fallback cue under illumination changes, structural repetition, and GNSS-denied long-term operation.
Comments: Accepted to IROS 2026. 8 pages, 8 figures. *Bibhutibhusan Nayak and Hyoseok Ju contributed equally to this work
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Cite as: arXiv:2607.21986 [cs.RO]
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https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2607.21986
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From: Hyoseok Ju [view email] [v1] Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:21:24 UTC (6,616 KB)
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