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Submit-ready Wisconsin ASI forms in minutes, not days

Wisconsin records sites on the Archaeological Site Inventory (ASI) form, with the Archaeological Report Inventory (ARI) form for reports, both feeding the Wisconsin Historic Preservation Database (WHPD). Sites use the Smithsonian trinomial system. FieldTap Report Builder turns the ASI form into a one-time setup.

Why state forms break every other tool

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

1. Import the official PDF
Drop the Wisconsin SHPO ASI 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 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin

FieldTap ships with Report Builder templates for the official Wisconsin Historical Society forms below. Use them as-is, customize them, or import your own variant.

ASI FormArchaeological Site Inventory

The primary form documenting an archaeological or burial site for the WHPD.

ASI Update FormSite Updates

Used to update a previously recorded site.

ARI FormArchaeological Report Inventory

Inventories the survey report associated with submitted sites.

What Wisconsin SHPO reviewers expect

  • ASI forms should be submitted prior to the report to help compile statewide data — FieldTap keeps records export-ready throughout a project.
  • Wisconsin uses the Smithsonian trinomial numbering system (state code 47) — FieldTap supports placeholder numbers swapped on export.
  • 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 Wisconsin CRM fieldwork; consistent records reduce revision cycles.

Wisconsin SHPO FAQ

Does FieldTap export the ASI form?

Yes. You import the ASI form once, map fields once, and every record exports a fully populated PDF in the official layout — no retyping.

Does it handle ASI updates and trinomials?

Yes. Revisits export the ASI Update Form, and crews record with placeholder trinomials swapped once Wisconsin assigns the number.

Does this work offline?

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

Can we map a custom Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin ASI forms once. Submit forever.

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