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Add Country Structure

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<li> In the field below the Parent Area field, enter the name of the country structure that you would like displayed in the IMSMA Navigation window’s country structure pane. The label associated with the field will depend on the level of the country structure that you are adding.</li>
 
Figure 135. Country Structure Editor Name and Alternative Names
 
<li>If the country structure has other names by which it is known, add the alternate names by doing the following:</li>
<li>Click the button in the Alternative Names section of the Country Structure Editor window.</li>
:The Add Alternative Name window displays (Figure 136).
Figure 136. Add Alternative Name Window
 
<li>Enter the alternate name in the Alternative Name field. The alternative names will also be displayed in the IMSMA Navigation window’s country structure pane.</li>
<li>Click the OK button.</li>
:The Add Alternative Name window closes and the alternate name you entered displays in the Country Structure Editor window.
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<li>In the Geospatial Information section of the Country Structure Editor window, select the coordinate reference system that you would like to use from the Coordinate System list.</li>
<li>Select the coordinate format from the Coordinate Format list.</li>
Figure 137. Country Structure Editor – Geospatial Information
 
<li>There are several options for entering geospatial data. These options and the page on which you can find additional information are listed in Table 44.</li>
*If you want to, manually add geospatial points, refer to How to manually add a geospatial point.
*If you want to manually add polygon and polyline points, refer to How to manually add polygon and polyline points.
*If you want to draw on the map to specify point, polygon, and polyline coordinates, refer to How to draw on the map to specify point coordinates.
*If you want to import geospatial data, refer to Importing geospatial data for a polyline or polygon.
Table 44. Entering Geospatial Data for a Country Structure Area If {{note| You can preview the points that you want to… Refer to…Manually add geospatial points How to manually add have entered on a geospatial point on page 98. Manually add polygon and polyline points How to manually add polygon and polyline points on page 99. Draw on the map to specify point, polygon, and polyline coordinates How to draw on by clicking the map to specify point coordinates on page 100. Import geospatial data Importing geospatial data for a polyline or polygon on page 101. button}}
<li>Set the preferred map extent. The preferred map extent displays whenever you select the country structure area from the country structure pane. To set the preferred map extent:</li>
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<li>Set the preferred map extent. The preferred map extent displays whenever you select the country structure area from the country structure pane. To set the preferred map extent:</li>
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<li>In the IMSMA Navigation window, set the map extent for the country structure area.</li>
:The Country Structure Editor window’s Preferred Map Extent field changes to show that an extent has been specified.
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Figure 138. Map Extent
Figure 139. Country Structure Editor – Preferred Map Extent Field
<li>Select one of the following status options for the country structure:</li>
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