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I really wanted to do some mapping, but in all places I lived it was already fully mapped
@IDatedSuccubi @beta_tester Have you opened the area up in StreetComplete?
When I get bored with working on my town, I like to map using satellite images.
There are a TON of towns that have nothing mapped in them at all, but have really obvious features from the air. This includes things like courthouses, schools, parks, sidewalks... I know it isn't for everybody, but you can usually find information for at least the public institutions on most city webpages.
Have you checked MapRoulette, KeepRight or Osmose for your area? There can be some things to fix.
@IDatedSuccubi @beta_tester I have never encountered somewhere that's fully mapped in OSM.