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autoware_map_projection_loader#

Feature#

autoware_map_projection_loader is responsible for publishing map_projector_info that defines in which kind of coordinate Autoware is operating. This is necessary information especially when you want to convert from global (geoid) to local coordinate or the other way around.

  • If map_projector_info_path DOES exist, this node loads it and publishes the map projection information accordingly.
  • If map_projector_info_path does NOT exist, the node assumes that you are using the MGRS projection type, and loads the lanelet2 map instead to extract the MGRS grid.
    • DEPRECATED WARNING: This interface that uses the lanelet2 map is not recommended. Please prepare the YAML file instead.

Map projector info file specification#

You need to provide a YAML file, namely map_projector_info.yaml under the map_path directory. For pointcloud_map_metadata.yaml, please refer to the Readme of autoware_map_loader.

sample-map-rosbag
├── lanelet2_map.osm
├── pointcloud_map.pcd
├── map_projector_info.yaml
└── pointcloud_map_metadata.yaml

There are three types of transformations from latitude and longitude to XYZ coordinate system as shown in the figure below. Please refer to the following details for the necessary parameters for each projector type.

node_diagram

Using local coordinate#

# map_projector_info.yaml
projector_type: local

Limitation#

The functionality that requires latitude and longitude will become unavailable.

The currently identified unavailable functionalities are:

  • GNSS localization
  • Sending the self-position in latitude and longitude using ADAPI

Using MGRS#

If you want to use MGRS, please specify the MGRS grid as well.

# map_projector_info.yaml
projector_type: MGRS
vertical_datum: WGS84
mgrs_grid: 54SUE

Limitation#

It cannot be used with maps that span across two or more MGRS grids. Please use it only when it falls within the scope of a single MGRS grid.

Using LocalCartesianUTM#

If you want to use local cartesian UTM, please specify the map origin as well.

# map_projector_info.yaml
projector_type: LocalCartesianUTM
vertical_datum: WGS84
map_origin:
  latitude: 35.6762 # [deg]
  longitude: 139.6503 # [deg]
  altitude: 0.0 # [m]

Using TransverseMercator#

If you want to use Transverse Mercator projection, please specify the map origin as well.

# map_projector_info.yaml
projector_type: TransverseMercator
vertical_datum: WGS84
map_origin:
  latitude: 35.6762 # [deg]
  longitude: 139.6503 # [deg]
  altitude: 0.0 # [m]

Published Topics#

  • ~/map_projector_info (tier4_map_msgs/MapProjectorInfo) : This topic shows the definition of map projector information

Parameters#

Note that these parameters are assumed to be passed from launch arguments, and it is not recommended to directly write them in map_projection_loader.param.yaml.

Name Type Description Default Range
map_projector_info_path string The path where map_projector_info.yaml is located $(var map_projector_info_path) N/A
lanelet2_map_path string The path where the lanelet2 map file (.osm) is located $(var lanelet2_map_path) N/A