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[![Matrix](https://img.shields.io/matrix/MapComplete:matrix.org)](https://matrix.to/#/#MapComplete:matrix.org?via=matrix.org)
**MapComplete is an OpenStreetMap viewer and editor.** It shows map features on a certain topic, and allows to see, edit
and add new features to the map. It can be seen as a
webversion [crossover of StreetComplete and MapContrib](Docs/MapComplete_vs_other_editors.md). It tries to be just as
easy to use as StreetComplete, but it allows to focus on one single theme per instance (e.g. nature, bicycle
infrastructure, ...)
**MapComplete is an OpenStreetMap viewer and editor.** The main goal is to make it trivial to see and update information on OpenStreetMap, also for non-technical users.
This is achieved by showing only features related to a _single topic_ on the map. MapComplete contains many thematic maps, each built for a certain community of users, showing data and questions that are highly relevant for this topic.
By showing only objects on a single topic, contributors are not distracted by objects that are not relevant to them.
Furthermore, this allows to show (and ask for) attributes that are highly specialized (e.g. a widget that determines tree species based on pictures) but also by reusing common attributes and elements (such as showing and adding opening hours or pictures).
**The design goals** of MapComplete are to be:
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follows those to get these images too.
**An explicit non-goal** of MapComplete is to modify geometries of ways, especially generic geometry-editing. (Splitting
roads is possible and in some restricted themes is geometry-conflation possible too)
roads is possible and in some restricted themes is geometry-conflation possible too). If adding geometry would be supported, we'd also have to show all geometries (to avoid accidental intersections).
This would invite to show and map these other geometries as well, resulting in a general-purpose editor. However, we already [have an excellent, web-based general purpose editor](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/ID).
**More about
MapComplete:** [Watch Pieter's talk on the 2021 State Of The Map Conference](https://media.ccc.de/v/sotm2021-9448-introduction-and-review-of-mapcomplete) ([YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTtMn6fNbYY))
about the history, vision and future of MapComplete.
## What's the difference with StreetComplete?
This is the repository of _Map_ Complete. _Street_ Complete is an Android-only application where the contributor is shown some questions to solve, after which the pin will dissappear from the map.
StreetComplete can thus be seen as a Todo-map for contributors who go on a stroll, whereas MapComplete is a website showing relevant information and which allows to add or update information.
The codebases are separate, even though many ideas and some artwork are copied from the StreetComplete app.
# Documentation
**All documentation can be found in [the documentation directory](Docs/)**