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+# services
+- [ ] api
+- [ ] document-service
+- [ ] pip-service
+- [ ] placeholder
+- [ ] interpolation
+
+# importers
+- [ ] whosonfirst
+- [ ] openaddresses
+- [ ] geonames
+- [ ] polylines
+- [ ] openstreetmap
+- [ ] transit
+
+# support modules
+- [ ] query
+- [ ] pbf2json
+- [ ] logger
+- [ ] dbclient
+- [ ] config
+- [ ] schema
+- [ ] sorting
+- [ ] microservice-wrapper
+- [ ] mock-logger
+- [ ] labels
+- [ ] categories
+- [ ] wof-admin-lookup
+- [ ] fuzzy-tester
+- [ ] model
+- [ ] polygon-lookup
+- [ ] analysis
+
+# testing
+- [ ] acceptance-tests
+- [ ] loadtest
+- [ ] fuzzy-tests
+
+# meta
+- [ ] dockerfiles
+- [ ] dashboard
+- [ ] compare
+- [ ] pelias
+- [ ] baseimage
+- [ ] documentation
+
+# deployment
+- [ ] kubernetes
+
+# misc
+- [ ] mars-importer
+- [ ] slack-search-app
+- [ ] ownership
+- [ ] scripts-geocoding-coverage
+- [ ] geocoder-test-suite
+- [ ] pelias-android-sdk
+- [ ] presentation
+- [ ] scripts-batch-search
+- [ ] pelias-ios-sdk
+- [ ] batch-search-app