Submit-ready Minnesota site inventory forms
in minutes, not days
Minnesota requires state site forms for all sites located during licensed surveys, submitted to the Office of the State Archaeologist (OSA); the OSA Portal hosts the inventory and now includes SHPO's archaeological site data. FieldTap Report Builder turns the site inventory form into a one-time setup.
Why state forms break every other tool
Every state has its own paper site form. Minnesota's is Minnesota site inventory forms — a fixed PDF layout Minnesota 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.
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 Minnesota SHPO PDF for the life of your firm.
Forms covered for Minnesota
FieldTap ships with Report Builder templates for the official Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office forms below. Use them as-is, customize them, or import your own variant.
The full archaeological site inventory form submitted to the Office of the State Archaeologist by professionals.
A shorter version of the official inventory form for less detailed reports.
Required map attachment locating the site with coordinates.
What Minnesota SHPO reviewers expect
- State site forms must be filed for all sites located during licensed surveys — FieldTap keeps records export-ready throughout a project.
- Forms submitted without correct formatting are not accepted — FieldTap auto-fills the official layout so formatting is always correct.
- 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 Minnesota CRM fieldwork; consistent records reduce revision cycles.
Minnesota SHPO FAQ
Does FieldTap export the Minnesota inventory form?
Yes. You import the official inventory form once, map fields once, and every record exports a fully populated PDF in the correct format — formatting errors that get forms rejected don't happen.
Can we map the short or long form?
Yes. Report Builder accepts any PDF, so you can map either the short or long inventory form (or both) and choose per record.
Does this work offline?
Yes. Recording, GPS, and photos run fully offline. Sync and export require connectivity.
Can we map a custom Minnesota form?
Yes. Report Builder accepts any PDF, including internal QA forms.
What about GIS deliverables?
Shapefile, GeoJSON, and CSV come from the same record as the PDF, so coordinates and attributes always agree.
Map Minnesota site inventory forms once. Submit forever.
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