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If you have a lot of interactions with canal boaters, it might be interesting to create one or more custom layers in mapcomplete. Give MapComplete Studio a shot (but keep in mind that it is not exactly user friendly, let me know where you get stuck and I’ll try to fix it).

If you have created one or a few layers you like, let me know and I might include them in the production version of MapComplete.

Wow, very good first attempt! I’m reviewing the layers you made (esp. fuel station and sanitary dump station) and they seem very well done!

I’ve spotted a few small mistakes, but nothing fundamental.

It would IMHO be even more interesting to have a layer about the canals themselfs, to indicate what types of boats (e.g. small boats, kayaks, …) are legally allowed to and physically possible to go over a certain waterway; that would be great!

@pietervdvn @openstreetmap Thanks.

I did think that a background map that emphasised water would be good, I didn't think of trying to get MapComplete to pick out the navigable ways.

Marinas, chandlers and boatyards would probably be good things to have. A (read only?) lock layer for context maybe.

I think mooring areas would be good, but it seems these are normally done on lengths of way, but MapComplete would be limited to adding points (AFAIK).

MapComplete is indeed limited to creating new points, but it can modify attributes of existing ways. I’m assuming that most navigable waterways are drawn, but not all necessary attributes are known, where MC could help.

And: tackle it one layer at a time :)