Sensor data based map creation and localization for autonomous systems and applications

A cloud-based map system comprising:

• at least one processor to generate RADAR map data based at least on decompressing a plurality of compressed RADAR data packets corresponding to RADAR point clouds of a plurality of RADAR point clouds;
• at least one data store to store the RADAR map data;
• and
• at least one communication interface to communicate the RADAR map data to one or more machines.

An autonomous or semi-autonomous machine comprising:

• one or more central processing units (CPUs);
• one or more graphics processing units (GPUs);
• one or more hardware accelerators;
• one or more external sensors including one or more fields of view or sensory fields external to the autonomous or semi-autonomous machine;
• one or more internal sensors including one or more fields of view or sensory fields internal to the autonomous or semi-autonomous machine;
• wherein the autonomous or semi-autonomous machine performs operations comprising:
• compressing one or more sensor data packets that correspond to one or more sensor data representations to generate one or more compressed sensor data packets, the one or more sensor data packets obtained using at least one external sensor of the one or more external sensors;
• and
• sending the one or more compressed sensor data packets to one or more remotely located devices of a map system, wherein the map system uses data obtained from the one or more compressed sensor data packets to build or update one or more maps.