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Submit-ready Colorado OAHP site forms in minutes, not days

Colorado's Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (OAHP) requires a Management Data Form for every cultural resource recorded during survey, with prehistoric or historic component forms attached. FieldTap Report Builder turns that multi-form package into a one-time setup.

Why state forms break every other tool

Every state has its own paper site form. Colorado's is Colorado OAHP site forms — a fixed PDF layout OAHP expects to receive exactly as published. Generic field tools give you two bad options: rebuild the form by hand in their form builder (and still retype results into the official PDF), or pay for a professional services engagement to digitize each form.

Either way, every revision the agency publishes restarts the cycle. CRM firms end up paying for software and still doing the typing.

FieldTap Report Builder

Import once. Map once. Done forever.

Report Builder is the only feature on the market that lets a CRM firm digitize a state's official PDF form themselves — no professional-services bill, no rebuilding the form by hand. Map the fields once and every record auto-exports a submit-ready OAHP PDF for the life of your firm.

1. Import the official PDF
Drop the OAHP site forms into Report Builder. No rebuilding the form by hand, no professional services engagement.
2. Drag-map fields once
Drag your FieldTap fields onto the PDF. Locations, attributes, photos, dates — once they are mapped, they auto-fill for every record going forward.
3. Auto-export forever
Every record in your project exports a fully-populated, submit-ready PDF in the official OAHP layout. No retyping. No reformatting.
4. Update when the agency does
When the agency revises the form, re-import the new PDF and remap any changed fields. Your records keep working.

Forms covered for Colorado

FieldTap ships with Report Builder templates for the official Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation forms below. Use them as-is, customize them, or import your own variant.

Management Data FormRequired for Every Resource

OAHP's core form, completed for every cultural resource recorded during an archaeological survey, with the appropriate component form attached.

Prehistoric Component FormPrehistoric Resources

Attaches to the Management Data Form to document prehistoric site type, features, and attributes.

Historic Archaeology Component FormHistoric Resources

Attaches to the Management Data Form to document historic-period archaeological components.

Location MapTopographic Map

Required topographic map clearly delineating and labeling the site and/or survey boundaries.

What OAHP reviewers expect

  • OAHP requires site recordings prepared with the correct form template and delivered digitally in PDF format — FieldTap exports exactly that.
  • Every recorded resource needs a Management Data Form plus the correct component form; FieldTap routes records to the right form automatically.
  • A topographic map must clearly delineate and label site and survey boundaries, and coordinates must agree across the form, map, and GIS deliverable.
  • Section 106 review drives most Colorado CRM fieldwork — consistent, reviewer-ready forms are what clear a project without revision cycles.

Colorado SHPO FAQ

Does FieldTap handle the Management Data Form plus component forms?

Yes. A single record produces the Management Data Form and the correct prehistoric or historic component form together, so you never assemble the multi-form package by hand.

Are exports delivered as PDFs the way OAHP wants?

Yes. OAHP requires digital PDF submissions, and FieldTap auto-exports a fully populated PDF in the official layout from every record — no retyping.

Does this work offline?

Yes. Recording, GPS, and photos run fully offline. Sync and export require connectivity, but field collection does not.

Can we map a custom or updated OAHP form?

Yes. Report Builder accepts any PDF. When OAHP revises a form, you re-import the new PDF and remap changed fields — existing records keep working.

What about GIS deliverables for OAHP?

Shapefile, GeoJSON, and CSV come out of the same record as the PDF, so coordinates and attributes always agree.

Map Colorado OAHP site forms once. Submit forever.

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