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Research Article

UAV-SfM and Geographic Object-Based Image Analysis for Measuring Multi-Temporal Planimetric and Volumetric Erosion of Arctic Coasts

Utilisation de drones et d’une analyse d’images basée sur des objets géographiques pour mesurer l’érosion planimétrique et volumétrique multitemporelle des côtes de l’Arctique

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Article: 2211679 | Received 21 Dec 2022, Accepted 12 Apr 2023, Published online: 18 May 2023

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