MapRaid Bolivia Rules 
Please read this document carefully. Your participation in this event (and future ones in Bolivia) depends on following these guidelines.
Opening editing permissions across our entire territory is like handing you the keys to our home so you can help us put it in order. As in real life, you are always welcome as long as you respect the house rules.
We want to finish the event with the same number of editors we started with. Please do not edit just to rack up points. If you have doubts about how to do something, do not take risks! Ask with confidence; mentors are always ready to lend a hand.
To maintain map quality, we have created an Anonymous Report Form. With it, we can identify mass, incomplete, or erroneous edits that damage the map. If you notice someone is editing incorrectly or just for points, please send an anonymous report. This is not for “punishing,” but to direct our attention and help to those who need it most and, if there is a recurrence, to remove the editor from this Raid. Let’s look after the map together!
Schedule by levels
You must edit following this order according to your current level:
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Level 1 Editors
•Sheets: Use the Google Sheets list until your level’s tasks are completed. You can only reserve one row/error at a time.
•Then you can edit anywhere in Bolivia, prioritizing rural populations. Avoid large cities (Santa Cruz de la Sierra, La Paz, and Cochabamba).
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Level 2 Editors
•Sheets: Use the Sheets list. After finishing Level 2 tasks, you can continue with Level 1. Reserve only one row at a time.
•Then free edits, preferably in rural or peripheral areas. Avoid large cities (Santa Cruz de la Sierra, La Paz, and Cochabamba).
•If you reach level 3, you can add traffic lights and KoiFish.
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Level 3 Editors
•Sheets: Edit the assigned list (there are few for this level). Reserve one row at a time.
•Traffic Lights: Add them first in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, La Paz, El Alto, Cochabamba, then in the other capitals, and finally in smaller towns. (You can choose to do traffic lights first, KoiFish, or both at once).
•KoiFish: Add or manage Google suggestions prioritizing Santa Cruz de la Sierra, La Paz, El Alto, Cochabamba, then anywhere else.
•Free edits: You can create or modify segments across the country where no KoiFish suggestions exist.
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Level 4, 5, and 6 Editors
•Sheets: All three levels can simultaneously edit what is available at Level 4. Reserve only one row at a time.
•Traffic Lights and KoiFish: In Santa Cruz de la Sierra, La Paz, El Alto, Cochabamba, then other cities, and finally smaller towns.
•Free edits: Allowed throughout the country where there are no KoiFish suggestions.
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Staff (Israel)
•Total freedom to edit errors in Sheets (regardless of whether errors are assigned to Level 1), KoiFish, Traffic Lights, and free edits throughout the national territory without restrictions of any kind.
Segment characteristics and attributes
New segments added with KoiFish or self-created, as well as updates to existing ones, must align with Bolivia’s editing agreements:
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Segment Name:
Segment Name: Add it if you know it; if not, set to “None”.
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City:
Only if it is within a settlement. In rural areas, use “None” to avoid city “smudges”.
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Shields: Do not add departmental or municipal shields.
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Road Type:
Consult the Wiki. Generally, it will be “Street” or “Primary Street”. If you think it is a major road, consult the organization. Do not change the classification in the 9 capital cities. If you are L5 or L6 and consider that a change of this type should be made within capital cities, consult the organization first. Do not add pedestrian paths inside parks and plazas. Do not add freeways.
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“Unpaved” Attribute:
Vital! Mark it correctly. Remember: we leave very short sections as paved in urban intersections or on National Routes (RN).
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Time restrictions: Do not add.
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Road direction:
Configure your settings so that new segments are always two-way. On rural roads, check that there are no one-way roads by mistake.
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Speed limits:
On new segments, use those from the Wiki. On existing ones, do not add them. L4+ can add the standard (80) on National Routes only where missing (use scripts to visualize this), without changing existing ones. Do not add speed limits in roundabouts or H-type returns. If you convert a road to one-way, delete the limit for the hidden direction.
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Locking:
Adjust the level according to the Wiki. If an urban segment already has a lock higher than regulation, leave it; do not lower the lock level of a segment if it is already high, even if the Wiki says it should be lower. This is usually done to prevent lower-level editors from modifying critical or sensitive roads.
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Road width and Lane guidance:
Add guidance only where necessary. Road width is only permitted for this MR on segments with lane guidance. Do not update segments just to add road width.
Important precautions
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Alerts: When modifying or splitting a segment, ensure that alerts (speed bumps, tolls, etc.) do not move.
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Microsegments in Santa Cruz de la Sierra: Do not delete them or change their status. They are “hacks” necessary for routing. Altering them is grounds for direct removal.
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Topography: In cities with slopes, ensure it is not a staircase before tracing a street.
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Junction Boxes: Some are for visual aids only; do not delete them.
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Layers: We suggest navigating with the “Hazards” layer disabled to avoid accidentally moving speed bumps. Enable it only when necessary.
Other permitted edits
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Management and Support:
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Close URs with no response for more than 7 days (if error is not confirmed), resolve MP and PURs.
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Approve edit suggestions from lower-level editors.
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Border editors: Review and update roads at crossings with Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Peru.
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Map Elements:
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Simple lane guidance and paths (far lanes) only where necessary.
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Junction boxes and railroad crossings.
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School zones (use type “Bolivia – General”).
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Sharp turns and speed reducers
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Toll booths
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Area-type places of interest (parks, plazas, rivers, forests).
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Maintenance and Cleanup:
In the open map, you can practice what you did in the Sheet (which is basically prior training); you can use validation scripts for this:
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Remove hidden geometry nodes.
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Remove segment loops or circuits.
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Connect disconnected segments.
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Enable turns at nodes (only if appropriate).
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Remove expired temporary restrictions.
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Complete and join segments added from the App.
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Add address to incomplete segments.
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Split extremely long segments.* Add school zones.
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Create a node at the intersection of overlapping segments at the same elevation without a connection.
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Create roads in the event that no Google Map suggestion exists.
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Remove the “Unpaved” attribute from paved streets, or add it if they are not paved.
Prohibitions
To maintain the integrity of the event, it is strictly forbidden to:
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Mass Edits: Do not use scripts to perform mass or automatic changes for the purpose of accumulating points.
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Outside the Rules: Do not perform any edits not described in this document, that do not comply with the editing agreements in Bolivia, or any other type of unhelpful edit that does not generate a significant contribution.
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General Non-compliance: Do not ignore the aforementioned warnings regarding microsegments in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, speed limits, road width and locks, etc.
Important note: Failure to comply with these rules will result in removal from this MapRaid and a restriction from participating in future events in Bolivia. Furthermore, this information will be shared with organizers from other regions to serve as a reference regarding the editor’s reliability when evaluating their admission to other events.
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*We are very excited to have your support in this great task of organization. Thank you for respecting our home and for helping us make Bolivia look better than ever on the map! Let’s give it our all!
Summary version:
Allowed:
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Manage in Sheets by reserving one row or error at a time, following the order according to your level.
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Prioritize rural populations and peripheral areas in Levels 1 and 2.
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Add traffic lights and manage KoiFish, prioritizing Santa Cruz de la Sierra, La Paz, El Alto, or Cochabamba in Level 3.
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Perform edits in Sheets for tasks assigned to Level 4 if you are an L4, L5, or L6 editor.
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Use “None” when the road name is unknown or in the “City” field for rural areas.
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Always configure new segments as two-way.
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Check or uncheck the “Unpaved” attribute as appropriate.
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Add the standard speed limit (80) on National Routes only if you are L4+.
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Close URs with no response after 7 days, resolve MPs and PURs.
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Approve suggestions from lower-level editors.
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Update border crossings with neighboring countries.
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Add lane guidance, junction boxes, railroad crossings, school zones, sharp curves, speed bumps, and tolls according to the Wiki.
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Create area-type Places of Interest such as parks, squares, rivers, and forests.
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Delete hidden nodes, loops, or segment circuits.
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Connect disconnected segments, enable turns only if appropriate, and split extremely long segments.
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Only add road width on segments that have lane guidance.
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If you find any toll that needs mapping, do so according to our Wiki.
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Lock existing stairs to level 3, mainly in La Paz.
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Help with quality control of edits, reporting users who perform unwanted edits or who violate the rules of this MapRaid through the anonymous report form.
Prohibitions
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Do not edit for the sole purpose of gathering points.
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Do not perform mass or automatic edits using scripts to accumulate points.
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Do not edit within the cities of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, La Paz, and Cochabamba if you are Level 1 or 2.
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Do not add departmental or municipal shields.
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Do not add pedestrian paths within parks and squares.
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Do not add freeways.
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Do not change the road classification in the 9 capital cities without prior consultation (L5/L6 must consult the organization).
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Do not add time restrictions.
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Do not add speed limits to existing segments (except for the exception for L4+ on National Routes).
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Do not add speed limits on roundabouts or H-type U-turns.
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Do not lower the lock level of a segment if it is already high, even if the Wiki indicates a lower one.
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Do not update segments for the sole purpose of adding road width.
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Do not delete or change the status of microsegments in Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
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Do not delete junction boxes.
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Do not move alerts (speed bumps, tolls, etc.) when modifying or splitting a segment.
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Do not change the mapping format for tolls in Bolivia.
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Do not modify the Beijing Interchange in Cochabamba.
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Do not perform edits that are not described in the regulations or that do not generate a significant contribution to the map.
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