Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may detect an object and determine to share position information associated with the object with one or more UEs. The UE may select a reference entity detectable by one or more other UEs and determine the position of the detected object relative to the position of the selected reference entity. The UE may transmit, to one or more second UEs, a sensor sharing message that includes the position information of the object relative to the selected reference entity and an indication of the selected reference entity. The one or more second UEs may detect the position of the reference entity and determine the location of the detected object based on the position of the reference entity and the position of the detected object relative to the position of the reference entity.