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Research Article

Water Bottom and Surface Classification Algorithm for Bathymetric LiDAR Point Clouds of Very Shallow Waters

Algorithme de classification du fond et de la surface de l'eau pour des nuages de points d’un LiDAR bathymétrique d’eaux très peu profondes

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Article: 2172957 | Received 18 Aug 2022, Accepted 16 Jan 2023, Published online: 15 Feb 2023

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