Submit-ready Massachusetts MHC inventory forms
in minutes, not days
The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC), the state's SHPO, records resources on standard inventory forms — including distinct historic and prehistoric archaeological site forms — managed in MACRIS (Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). FieldTap Report Builder turns those forms into a one-time setup.
Why state forms break every other tool
Every state has its own paper site form. Massachusetts's is Massachusetts MHC inventory forms — a fixed PDF layout MHC 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.
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 MHC PDF for the life of your firm.
Forms covered for Massachusetts
FieldTap ships with Report Builder templates for the official Massachusetts Historical Commission forms below. Use them as-is, customize them, or import your own variant.
MHC inventory form for prehistoric archaeological sites, indexed in MACRIS.
MHC inventory form for historic archaeological sites.
Required map attachment locating the site with coordinates.
What MHC reviewers expect
- MHC maintains standard inventory forms across resource categories, including separate historic and prehistoric archaeological site forms — FieldTap routes records to the correct form automatically.
- Archaeological resource information is not public and is excluded from public datalayers — FieldTap keeps coordinates in your project.
- Coordinates must agree across the form, map, and any GIS deliverable — FieldTap generates all three from one record.
- Section 106 review under the NHPA drives most Massachusetts CRM fieldwork; consistent records reduce revision cycles.
Massachusetts SHPO FAQ
Does FieldTap export the MHC inventory forms?
Yes. You import the prehistoric and historic site forms once, and every record exports a fully populated PDF in the official MHC layout — no retyping.
Can we map a custom Massachusetts form?
Yes. Report Builder accepts any PDF, including internal QA forms.
Does this work offline?
Yes. Recording, GPS, and photos run fully offline. Sync and export require connectivity.
What about GIS deliverables?
Shapefile, GeoJSON, and CSV come from the same record as the PDF, so coordinates and attributes always agree.
Can our whole crew record to one project?
Yes. FieldTap supports role-based team review before submission.
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