Unmanned aerial vehicle data acquisition methodology and assessment of photogrammetric products for telecommunication mast inventory
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rgg-2026-0010 | Journal eISSN: 2391-8152 (formerly 0867-3179) | Journal ISSN: 0867-3179
Language: English
Page range: 36 - 46
Submitted on: Apr 14, 2026
Accepted on: Sep 29, 2026
Published online: Oct 28, 2026
Published in print: Dec 1, 2026
Published by: Warsaw University of Technology
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