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I loaded the Cyclofix map, but I can't even select cycle paths or roads, just edit POIs.", "excerpt": "Hmmm, I love OSM, consume their data in my small cycling project and regularly contribute smaller fixes. But I also shy away from anything more complex than fixing attributes and meta data of existing objects. Especially editing relations, ways and nodes - is this possible with MapComplete? I loaded the Cyclofix map, but I can't even select cycle paths or roads, just edit POIs.", "context": "cycling project, regular OSM contributor", "use_case": "editing OpenStreetMap data", "switched_from": "", "story": "MapComplete \u2013 Contibute to OpenStreetMaps"}]}