<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body><div>Just go to openstreetmap.org, navigate to the building you want to edit, and click the Edit button in the top left. You will need to create an account, agree to the rules for contributors, and log in.<br></div><div><br></div><div>On Thu, Aug 28, 2025, at 9:33 PM, CrankyOldBugger wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite" id="qt" style=""><div dir="ltr"><div>Is OSM something anyone can contribute to, or do you have to be cleared by some committee or something?</div><div><br></div><div>I have no idea how it's run.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div><div class="qt-gmail_quote qt-gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="qt-gmail_attr">On Fri, 29 Aug 2025 at 01:29, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc <<a href="mailto:kwlug-disc@kwlug.org">kwlug-disc@kwlug.org</a>> wrote:</div><blockquote class="qt-gmail_quote" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex;"><div>I stumbled across another OSM correction. Is there an OSM enthusiast</div><div> who is looking to earn glory by editing the map?</div><div> <br></div><div> The following node is listed as a Radisson hotel:</div><div> <br></div><div> <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/156575646#map=19/43.429253/-80.433445" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/156575646#map=19/43.429253/-80.433445</a></div><div> <br></div><div> However, the URL goes to a generic page. I believe the hotel is now</div><div> called the "Courtyard by Marriot" and has the following URL:</div><div> <br></div><div> <a href="https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/ykfck-courtyard-kitchener/overview/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/ykfck-courtyard-kitchener/overview/</a></div><div> <br></div><div> There is a bunch of metadata associated with that node (eg fax number)</div><div> but I have not tracked it all down.</div><div> <br></div><div> - Paul</div><div> <br></div><div> _______________________________________________</div><div> kwlug-disc mailing list</div><div> To unsubscribe, send an email to <a href="mailto:kwlug-disc-leave@kwlug.org" target="_blank">kwlug-disc-leave@kwlug.org</a></div><div> with the subject "unsubscribe", or email</div><div> <a href="mailto:kwlug-disc-owner@kwlug.org" target="_blank">kwlug-disc-owner@kwlug.org</a> to contact a human being.</div></blockquote></div><div>_______________________________________________</div><div>kwlug-disc mailing list</div><div>To unsubscribe, send an email to <a href="mailto:kwlug-disc-leave@kwlug.org">kwlug-disc-leave@kwlug.org</a></div><div>with the subject "unsubscribe", or email</div><div><a href="mailto:kwlug-disc-owner@kwlug.org">kwlug-disc-owner@kwlug.org</a> to contact a human being.</div><div><br></div></blockquote><div><br></div></body></html>