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Research Article

Deeply supervised network for airborne LiDAR tree classification incorporating dual attention mechanisms

Zhenyu Zhanga College of Geodesy and Geomatics, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, ChinaView further author information
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Jian Wanga College of Geodesy and Geomatics, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China;b Qingdao Key Laboratory of Beidou Navigation and Intelligent Spatial Information Technology Application, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yunze Wuc College of Surveying and Geo-Informatics, Tongji University, Shanghai, ChinaView further author information
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Youlong Zhaoa College of Geodesy and Geomatics, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, ChinaView further author information
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Binjie Wud Operations Management Department, Xilingol Mengshan Gold Alhada Mining Co. Ltd, Inner Mongolia, ChinaView further author information
Article: 2303866 | Received 07 May 2023, Accepted 07 Jan 2024, Published online: 18 Jan 2024

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