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Submit-ready New Mexico LA site records in minutes, not days

New Mexico site documentation flows into NMCRIS through the Archaeological Records Management Section (ARMS), with each site carrying an LA (Laboratory of Anthropology) number and record. FieldTap Report Builder turns the LA site record into a one-time setup.

Why state forms break every other tool

Every state has its own paper site form. New Mexico's is New Mexico LA site records — a fixed PDF layout HPD 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 HPD PDF for the life of your firm.

1. Import the official PDF
Drop the HPD site records 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 HPD 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 New Mexico

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

LA Site RecordLaboratory of Anthropology Site Form

The core archaeological site record registered with ARMS and assigned an LA number in the NMCRIS inventory.

LA Project/Activity RecordInvestigation Registration

Registers a cultural resource investigation with ARMS, capturing administrative and methodological context.

Location MapUSGS Quad Reference

Required attachment locating the site on a USGS 7.5' topographic quad with UTM coordinates.

What HPD reviewers expect

  • LA numbers are assigned by ARMS — FieldTap supports placeholder numbers in the field that are swapped on export once the official LA number is issued.
  • NMCRIS submissions follow the ARMS NMCRIS User's Guide; consistent, reviewer-ready records are what keep a project moving.
  • UTM coordinates and USGS quad references must agree across the record, location map, and any GIS deliverable — FieldTap generates all three from one record.
  • Section 106 review under the NHPA drives most New Mexico CRM fieldwork; clean LA records reduce revision cycles.

New Mexico SHPO FAQ

Does FieldTap handle the LA-number workflow?

Yes. Crews record with placeholder site numbers, and once ARMS assigns the official LA number you update the record — exports refresh automatically.

Can we map our own LA site record variant?

Yes. Report Builder accepts any PDF, including internal QA forms or project-specific addenda, and populates them from the same records.

Does this work offline in remote New Mexico?

Yes. Recording, GPS, and photo capture run fully offline. Sync and export require connectivity.

What about GIS deliverables for NMCRIS?

Shapefile, GeoJSON, and CSV come from the same record as the PDF, so coordinates and attributes always match.

Can our whole crew record to one project?

Yes. FieldTap supports role-based team review — crew record, a PI approves before submission.

Map New Mexico LA site records once. Submit forever.

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