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Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in Tree Risk Assessment (TRA): A Systematic Review

Helmi Hamzah, Muhammad Hafiz Zainal and Muhammad Adam Zakaria
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) May 2025, jauf.2025.015; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2025.015
Helmi Hamzah
Programme of Landscape Architecture, Department of Built Environment Studies and Technology, College of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi MARA Perak Branch, Seri Iskandar Campus, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Malaysia
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Muhammad Hafiz Zainal
Centre of Studies for Landscape Architecture, College of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi MARA Selangor Branch, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Bandar Puncak Alam, Malaysia,
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Muhammad Adam Zakaria
Centre of Studies for Landscape Architecture, College of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi MARA Selangor Branch, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Bandar Puncak Alam, Malaysia,
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