Submit-ready South Dakota site forms
in minutes, not days
South Dakota's archaeological site files are maintained by the Archaeological Research Center (ARC) in Rapid City, a program of the State Historical Society under the State Archaeologist, while the SHPO manages historic-property records. FieldTap Report Builder turns the archaeological site form into a one-time setup.
Why state forms break every other tool
Every state has its own paper site form. South Dakota's is South Dakota site forms — a fixed PDF layout SD 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 SD SHPO PDF for the life of your firm.
Forms covered for South Dakota
FieldTap ships with Report Builder templates for the official South Dakota State Historic Preservation Office forms below. Use them as-is, customize them, or import your own variant.
The archaeological site form curated by the Archaeological Research Center's site files.
CRM report archived with the ARC site files and field documentation.
Required map attachment locating the site with coordinates.
What SD SHPO reviewers expect
- Archaeological site files are maintained by the Archaeological Research Center in Rapid City — FieldTap exports records ready for that submission.
- Site location data is restricted to qualified professionals — FieldTap keeps coordinates in your project, not a public layer.
- 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 South Dakota CRM fieldwork; consistent records reduce revision cycles.
South Dakota SHPO FAQ
Does FieldTap export the South Dakota site form?
Yes. You import the archaeological site form once, map fields once, and every record exports a fully populated PDF in the official layout — no retyping.
Can we map a custom South Dakota 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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