[OSM-newbies] gps noise in osm database

[Paul Johnson]

Jonathan Bennett wrote:

> No. GPS traces are just evidence, or a guide, and shouldn't be
> interpreted literally. If they look messy, it's OK, since they're only
> used for tracing. The amount of work needed to clean up the traces would
> be massive (it would need to be done by hand), and we'd gain very little
> -- it doesn't generally affect the accuracy of mapping.

Surely there's an automagical way to suppress bird's nests.