Gocator smoothing filter

Question

How does the Gocator smoothing filter work?

Answer

Smoothing works by substituting a data point value with the mean value of that data point and its nearest neighbors within the specified window. Smoothing can be applied along the X axis or the Y axis. X smoothing works by calculating a moving average across samples within the same profile. Y smoothing works by calculating a moving average in the direction of travel at each X location.

If both X and Y smoothing are enabled, the data is smoothed along X axis first, then along the Y axis.

Missing data points will not be filled with the mean value calculated from data points in the neighborhood.