[OSM-dev] Simplifying ways

[Paul Hartmann]

2012/5/10 BG <mrharmonie at gmx.de>:
>
>> This depends a lot on the use case. There is a JOSM-Plugin called
>> "SimplifyArea" that combines 3 methods to simplify a way (distance,
>> angle and area). It doesn't use Douglas Peucker.
>
>
> So i can use "SimplifyArea" for ways, not only for polygons? (I kinda doubt
> it) If that is true, i would give it a chance.
> But Description says "simplify area" - so i am little bit confused.

Yes, it works for ways. The author created this plugin in order to
clean up a building import, but it was later improved and is now a
general purpose way simplification tool.

Paul