Systems and methods for image detection in obscured or distorted environments

A system for image detection in obscured or distorted environments, the system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more non-transitory, computer-readable mediums comprising instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause operations comprising:
• receiving a plurality of index images for an image index;
• retrieving an index image from the plurality of index images;
• identifying a plurality of portions in the index image based on one or more respective image characteristics in the plurality of portions;
• determining an index topology pattern based on respective locations of the plurality of portions in the index image;
• indexing, in the image index, the index topology pattern with an index identifier for the index image, wherein the image index stores a plurality of index topology patterns for the plurality of index images;
• receiving, via a user interface, a user submission of a target image;
• in response to receiving the user submission, generating a target topology pattern for the target image;
• comparing the target topology pattern to the plurality of index topology patterns;
• based on comparing the target topology pattern to the plurality of index topology patterns, determining a confidence that the target image corresponds to the index image;
• and
• generating for display, on the user interface, a recommendation based on the confidence.