[OSM-newbies] How can I send this view as a link?

[Andrew Errington]

On Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:30:26 Richard llom wrote:
> Hello,
> when searching for an address on www.openstreetmap.org one gets now a
> really nice view, see here for example:
> http://666kb.com/i/cezsdgzn07n0aap3l.png
> (textorstraße 9 Würzburg)
>
> But how can I send this to a friend?
>
> If I click short- or permalink, I only get the map section (with no
> marker) where it isn't clear at all which exact address is meant.
>
> This is kind of stupid :-(
>
> cheers
> richard
>
> PS:
> hope this is the right place.

Once you click on Permalink, the URL will encode the view you were looking at.  
The lat and lon in the URL is the latitude and longitude of the centre of the 
view.  If you edit the permalink and change lat to mlat and lon to mlon you 
will get a marker at the centre of the view.  You can send the edited 
permalink to your friend, and they will see the marker.

Here's a little more detail:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Marker#Adding_a_Marker

I have proposed a feature like this (adding a 'markerlink' in the same way as 
a 'permalink') but it's not always possible to implement everything, or it 
takes some time or manpower that is not available.  If we had this feature I 
think it would be useful for exactly your situation.

Best wishes,

Andrew