[OSM-newbies] accuracy

Iván Sánchez Ortega ivansanchez at escomposlinux.org
Tue Mar 13 01:26:03 GMT 2007


El Martes, 13 de Marzo de 2007 02:12, Francis Augusto Medeiros escribió:
> In some points, there's almost no difference, but on anothers it gets
> to 6-8 meters, so I don't know in which to trust - mine or theirs.

First, it is recommended not to straighten GPS traces - they lose accuracy.

Second, always try to interpolate (pick middle points between all available 
traces). GPS accuracy depend on a range of factors, and you can't ever know 
wich one is the most accurate.

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