[Tagging] Lifecycle tag for preliminary ways or objects

[Dave F]

On 26/12/2021 02:23, Timothy Noname wrote:
> I've tried searching but cant find anything relevant.
> Are there any conventions or proposals for tagging items for which 
> there is some evidence but not conclusive evidence of its existence?
>
> For example looking at satellite imagery you can see a path that goes 
> under some trees and a hedge and appears to come out the other side.

Use the fixme tag. Many of the validators highlight such tags.
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:fixme

>
> There are also many public footpaths marked on official maps that can 
> be added using the osm website but definitely need to be checked on 
> the ground as they might not be passable

Being impassable, for various reasons, is not a reason to not map a UK 
PROW in OSM.

Cheers
DaveF