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===Location Folder===
A location in IMSMA<sup>NG</sup> is a grouping of information, whether logical, geographical or sociopolitical. Using locations, users can group data that belongs together or is associated with each other and handle it as a group, including facilitating data entry, searching and running reports. To do this, locations must link the mine action data to the country’s political or administrative structure (existing gazetteer), whether at the province, district or town level. This method also provides geographical context to the data. As shown in the figure below, locations in IMSMA<sup>NG</sup> are governed by two simple rules:
*all mine action data must be linked to a location
*all locations must be linked to the country structure
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Two fundamental decisions to make when customizing IMSMA<sup>NG</sup> is to decide what country structure level locations will be consistently linked to and what concept locations will represent, Typical concepts that a location is used to represent include:
*a work area (where hazards exist and hazard reductions are taking place)
*a community (a group of people affected by the mine/UXO threat)
*the nearest town (the town closest to where the activity is taking place)
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===Assigning and Linking===