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The GeoHashTree: a multi-resolution data structure for the management of point clouds
; Sabo, N; Beaulieu, A; Bélanger, D; Belzile, Y; Piché, B. Geomatics Canada, Technical Note 4E, 2014, 16 pages,
https://doi.org/10.4095/293383
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