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Hi,<br>
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On the main OSM page it is possible to generate a short link for a
location. For example, it is the link to the location of the city of
Yakutsk in Siberia: <a href="http://osm.org/go/8_Anzx-?m=">http://osm.org/go/8_Anzx-?m=</a><br>
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Why not to introduce the similar service for a route? I've created a
working model on my testing website. For instance, it is the link to
the route from Yakutst to the city of Irkutsk: <a
href="http://openbizmap.org/measure/?l=552b9a08f1b20">openbizmap.org/measure/?l=552b9a08f1b20</a><br>
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To view the direction of the route and leg distances, the button <i>Distance
Ruler Edit</i> (under Zoom) in the left upper corner should be
activated (clicked once).<br>
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It could be used to show a route say from a bust stop to a hotel, or
how to drive optimally from one location to another, etc. Perhaps,
such a service exists at the OSM, but I just could not notice it.
Anyway, I saw other people, while sending directions, make a
screen-shot of the OSM map, and then draw a route line on the JPG
screen-shot in a graphical editor.<br>
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Best regards,<br>
Oleksiy<br>
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