← SHPO Compliance Hub

Submit-ready Nevada IMACS site forms in minutes, not days

Nevada uses the Intermountain Antiquities Computer System (IMACS) site form — a multi-page document with section-specific encoding that punishes manual data entry. FieldTap FormMap turns it into a one-time setup.

Why state forms break every other tool

Every state has its own paper site form. Nevada's is Nevada IMACS site forms — a fixed PDF layout Nevada 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 FormMap

Import once. Map once. Done forever.

FormMap 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 Nevada SHPO PDF for the life of your firm.

1. Import the official PDF
Drop the Nevada SHPO site forms into FormMap. 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 Nevada 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 Nevada

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

IMACS Part AAdministrative Data

Site number, recorder, agency, USGS quad, township/range/section, and project association.

IMACS Part BEnvironmental Data

Vegetation, soils, slope, aspect, water sources, and other environmental context required by Nevada SHPO reviewers.

IMACS Part CHistoric Site Data

Coded fields for historic resources — function, period, integrity, and feature inventory.

IMACS Part DPrehistoric Site Data

Coded fields for prehistoric resources — site type, feature counts, artifact classes, and integrity.

What Nevada SHPO reviewers expect

  • Nevada SHPO requires the IMACS coded values exactly as published — free-text answers in coded fields are rejected. FieldTap enforces the controlled vocabulary at entry time.
  • Smithsonian trinomial site numbers must be assigned by Nevada SHPO before final submission; FieldTap supports placeholder numbers in the field that are swapped on export.
  • Photo logs must include direction (azimuth) and a description tied to feature/artifact references on the form — FieldTap captures azimuth automatically.
  • Multi-state IMACS users (Utah, Idaho, Wyoming) can reuse the same FormMap template across projects with state-specific overrides.

Nevada SHPO FAQ

How is this different from filling out IMACS in a generic form builder?

Generic form builders force you to rebuild every IMACS field by hand and produce a CSV that someone still has to retype into the official PDF. FieldTap FormMap reads the official PDF directly and auto-fills it from your records — you skip the retyping entirely.

Does FieldTap know the IMACS code lists?

Yes. The IMACS controlled vocabularies (site type, function, period, integrity codes) are pre-loaded as dropdowns. You can extend them, but you cannot accidentally type something Nevada SHPO will reject.

Can we record multi-component sites?

Yes. A single record can include both Part C (historic) and Part D (prehistoric) data and export the full multi-page IMACS PDF.

Will this work in remote Nevada with no cell coverage?

Yes. FieldTap is fully offline — record sites, take GPS-tagged photos, and fill IMACS forms with no signal. Sync happens when you get back to service.

Can multiple crew members work on the same project?

Yes. FieldTap supports team workflows with role-based review. Crew members record sites; a PI or lead reviews and approves before submission to Nevada SHPO.

Map Nevada IMACS site forms once. Submit forever.

30-day free trial. No credit card. Set up your first FormMap in minutes.