discard.xml

<para>
This filter is used to "fix" unreliable GPS data by discarding points
that are believed to be unreliable.  You may specify an
HDOP and/or VDOP above a specified limit, a minimum number of satellites
that must have been in view for a fix to be considered, or both.
</para>
<para>
HDOP and VDOP are measures of the best possible horizontal or vertical precision for a given configuration of GPS satellites.   Higher numbers indicate a higher dilution of precision and therefore mathematically less useful.
</para>
<para>
<example id="example_discard_filter">
<title>Using the discard filter for HDOP and VDOP. </title>
<para><userinput> gpsbabel -i gpx -f in.gpx -x discard,hdop=10,vdop=20,hdopandvdop -o gpx -F out.gpx</userinput></para>
</example>
</para>
<para>
You may specify a minimum number of  satellites.
</para>
<para>
<example id="example_discard_filter_sats">
<title>Using the discard filter to require at least three satellites. </title>
<para><userinput> gpsbabel -i gpx -f in.gpx -x discard,sat=3 -o gpx -F out.gpx</userinput></para>
</example>
</para>
<para> Contributed by Tobias Minich and Serge Droz. </para>