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So, I've found this beautiful thing, the OSM, I'm feeling so inspired and motivated - finally a platform where I can make contribution and fixes knowing that my efforts will not be in vain!

I'm currently living in Gyumri, Armenia, and maps here... have issues. On Google Maps, seems that building were autogenerated from satellite images - there are obvious errors, missing buildings, nonexistent buildings, buildings with weird geometry, buildings that are crossing roads or each other, roads that in reality are footpaths, footpaths that are ending abruptly (because they are partly hidden by trees on satellite image) - you name it. Addresses are absent on 90% of buildings. In my city, all you can do in Google Maps - 'add missing place' or 'add missing address' ('fix road' option in my area is not available), by filling some form and hope that it will be accepted by somebody someday. But where should I add address if the building itself is not present on the map!?

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