[OSM-newbies] OSM applications

[Andreas Titz]

sebek wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> The knowledge stored in OSM is already huge, but I wonder if these
> applications exist using OSM data:
> 
> - exact address search (I wan't to find the 51, street foobar)

To do this, we need to enter the house numbers into our database. As far 
as I know, we are still looking for a good way to do that.

> - showing a place to a friend : like google map does, place a pin on the
> map and send a link to friend with that pin

Here you can see the Berlin TV-tower: :-)
<http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.520735&mlon=13.409448&zoom=9&layers=B0FT>

(Just add a 'm' before 'lat' and 'lon' in the permalink)

> - including a OSM applet in a webpage (scrollable and zoomable)

This should be possible with openlayers. ( http://www.openlayers.org )
The map on the main page of OSM is such an applet, I think.

Regards,
Andreas