[OSM-newbies] use of colon in tags

[Dudley Ibbett]

Hi

I am currently exploring the possibility of add a tag for the "condition" of dry stone walls and also stiles.  

I note in the documentation there has been discussion about tags such as highway_condition and these have not been accepted.  The one use I have found is in "building:condition=".  

I have contacted the Dry Stone Wall Association to see if there have a classification system for condition and I would then intend to use "dry_stone:condition=".  The system would be unique to dry_stone walls as the have a tendency to deteriorate in a specific way so it would be appropriate to use "wall:condition".

I am also looking at tagging the condition of stiles.  i.e. "stile:condition="  Our local councils has asked me to survey the local footpath and stiles as they have funding each year for repairs which currently they don't spend.  

Is this an acceptable use of the colon or is there another way this should be done?  Using ":condition" would seem to fit in with existing practice for buildings.

Best Regards

Dudley

  
 		 	   		  
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