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==Define the Country Structure Areas==
When defining the country structure areas, it may be desirable to add only the areas for the portions of the country affected by mines rather than the entire official country structure. This reduces the amount of data in IMSMANG to only that which is important, improving performance and usability when entering and searching for data.
IMSMANG provides several ways to add country structure areas. These include manually entering the information starting with the country and working down through each level or importing the data from an .XLS file using customised routines to import data automatically from an official gazetteer.
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To display a country structure area like a town or village on the map, it is necessary to add a geographic coordinate for the area. Typically, a single coordinate is sufficient for displaying an area on the map.
As with all data elements in IMSMANG, the country structure supports the incorporation of CDFs to augment predefined data fields. These fields can be used to collect and track information such as population, numbers of families and other socioeconomic and infrastructure information that is helpful in planning mine action activities.
{{note|* For ease of access, it is recommended to associate IMSMANG locations with one level in the country structure, normally the lowest level such as town or village.
* Setting the preferred map extent for each area allows users to zoom and centre the map automatically on the area from the main navigation window.
* Adding alternative names for areas lets users incorporate official and unofficial names for areas as well as internationally recognized PCodes}}
==Define Other Auxiliary Data==
