> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.geoprismregistry.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.geoprismregistry.com/version/v2.0.0/configure/geo-objects-and-hierarchies/geographic-object-types-outside-a-group/add-a-geographic-object-type.md).
# Adding a Geo-Object Type
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Registry Administrators can create the Geo-Object Types under the curation mandate of their organization
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1. Navigate to the **Geo-Objects and Hierarchies** page from the sidebar and make sure **Geo-Object Types** is selected at the top of the list.
2. Click **Add Geo-Object Type** under your organization.
3. Fill out the form:
| Field | Description | Required |
| ------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- |
| Code | The unique human-readable identifier. It tells Geo-Object Types apart if two have the same label. It can't be changed later. | Required |
| Label (Default Locale) | The display label for the Geo-Object Type. It's used when the default locale is selected in the language toggle, or when another language is selected but has no label. | Required |
| Label (other installed locales) | A display label for each other locale installed in the system. | |
| Description (Abstract) | A description of the Geo-Object Type, with one field per installed locale. | |
| Group Membership | Shows whether this is a group. It can't be changed here. To create a group, click **Add Group** instead. See [Geo-Object Type Groups](/version/v2.0.0/configure/geo-objects-and-hierarchies/geo-object-type-groups.md). | |
| Visibility | Select **Private** to make the Geo-Object Type visible only to people in its organization. Public types can be viewed (read only) by all organizations. | |
| Geometry Type | The geometry that all Geo-Objects of this type must have: **Point**, **Line**, **Polygon** or **Mixed Geometries**. It can't be changed later. | Required |
| Enable geometry editing | Whether Geo-Object geometries can be edited with Geoprism Registry's web-based editing tools. Selected by default. | |
| Organization | The organization that manages the Geo-Object Type. It's filled in with the organization you clicked **Add Geo-Object Type** under, and can't be changed. | |
| Concept Set |
Optional. The Concept Set used to classify Geo-Objects of this type. Selecting one adds a classification attribute to the type. When you import Geo-Object data, you map a column in your file to this attribute, and its values must be Concepts in the Concept Set.
IMPORTANT: The Concept Set can't be added, changed or removed after the Geo-Object Type is created.
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| Start Date / End Date | The period of validity for the Concept Set on this type. Only shown when you choose a Concept Set. | Required with a Concept Set |
| Root Term | For a taxonomy Concept Set, the Concept whose branch of the taxonomy provides the allowed values. | |
4. Click **Ok**. The new Geo-Object Type opens, and you can [add its attributes](/version/v2.0.0/configure/geo-objects-and-hierarchies/geographic-object-types-outside-a-group/manage-the-attributes-associated-to-a-geographic-object-type.md).
