[kwlug-disc] Another OpenStreetMap edit

Paul Nijjar paul_nijjar at yahoo.ca
Sat Aug 30 00:23:50 EDT 2025


On Fri, Aug 29, 2025 at 09:19:47PM -0400, Jason Locklin via kwlug-disc wrote:
> On Fri Aug 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM EDT, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote:
> >
> > Yes, that's correct. Regardless I am checking to see whether any
> > existing OSM contributor is willing to make the change. I could make
> > an account and agree to yet another terms of service but I don't want
> > to. If that is unreasonable then so be it; the map will continue to be
> > incorrect.
> >
> > - Paul
> 
> All fixed. I do kind of enjoy tinkering with the actual map a little when I'm traveling around. I don't really worry about business names that changed. I feel like that should really be a seperate database/wiki mapped to addresses, than part of OpenStreetmap directly, but :shrug: that's how they do it. I suspect you could spend a lot of time trying to keep up with business's coming and going. -J
> 
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/171208054

(Just to Jason)

Many thanks.

- Paul



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