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Hi,</div>
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I'm new to editing OSM, having been a heavy user of OSMAnd for Android for several years. I primarily use the maps for snowmobiling here in Northern Michigan, and building my own database of gpx tracks.</div>
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The Michigan maps are lacking the information for state forest land. I have noted that the Upper Peninsula does have some state and national forest areas, but there is much missing here in the Lower Peninsula.</div>
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I have found the data on the State of Michigan website, and have successfully downloaded the shapefile for all state forest land. </div>
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I would like to proceed with adding this data to OSM, with the help of experienced editors.</div>
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This is public data, available at <a href="http://gis-michigan.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/dfe0bcec31184b57b9f0d96bc02d6548_1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin: 0px">http://gis-michigan.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/dfe0bcec31184b57b9f0d96bc02d6548_1</a></div>
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This is high-value data for all OSM users in Michigan, to understand when they are public land and help prevent trespassing onto private land. I often have to switch over to Google Maps to see if I am on state land.</div>
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Please advise as to how I may proceed.</div>
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Thanks,</div>
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David Martin</div>
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