[OSM-newbies] Navigation with Online Maps

[SomeoneElse]

Esben Stien wrote:
> We have the structured data, but we have no way to distribute this 
> data through OSM, it seems, because there is no real time traffic layer 

As previously mentioned, you'll need to distribute it yourself (perhaps 
after combining with OSM data)

> and because I can't find a navigation client that works directly with 
> OSM. 

Garmin devices do (via mkgmap); and there's software for mobile phones too.

> I've looked at openrouteservice.org which actually directly uses OSM, 
> which seems like the only one, but this is a web service. We need a 
> real time traffic layer for OSM, community controlled, where the 
> community can report such things as closed roads, car crashes, traffic 
> jams and mobile police check points. That way, clients that uses 
> static maps can have real time event information based on the route 
> they are taking. I'm really amazed we don't already have something 
> like this. 

I think that you've just volunteered yourself to create exactly that :-)

Cheers,

Andy