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Submit-ready Michigan site forms in minutes, not days

Michigan's SHPO maintains the Michigan State Archaeological Site File and records sites that meet historic criteria; its Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS) serves survey data. FieldTap Report Builder turns the site form into a one-time setup.

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Why state forms break every other tool

Every state has its own paper site form. Michigan's is Michigan site forms — a fixed PDF layout Michigan SHPO 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 Michigan SHPO PDF for the life of your firm.

1. Import the official PDF
Drop the Michigan SHPO 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 Michigan SHPO 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 Michigan

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

Archaeological Site FormState Site File Record

The archaeological site record entered into the Michigan State Archaeological Site File.

Survey ReportProject Documentation

CRM report submitted with site forms for Section 106 review.

Location MapUSGS Quad Reference

Required map attachment locating the site with coordinates.

What Michigan SHPO reviewers expect

  • Michigan SHPO records sites that meet historic criteria into the State Archaeological Site File — FieldTap exports records ready for that submission.
  • Site location information is confidential and shared only with qualified professionals — 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 Michigan CRM fieldwork; consistent records reduce revision cycles.

Michigan SHPO FAQ

Does FieldTap export Michigan site forms?

Yes. You map the site form once and every record exports a fully populated PDF, ready to submit to the State Site File — no retyping.

Can we map our own Michigan form variant?

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.

Map Michigan site forms once. Submit forever.

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