Cultural Resources Research and Compliance Database: For Federal Land Managers

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The work from home requirements related to COVID-19 exposed some large gaps in processes for the conducting archaeological research and surveys. Data was often stored through paper copies and local servers that could not be accessed remotely. This was an issue at the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Tulsa District and reduced the ability to comply with Federal law requirements remotely. To combat the short comings the USACE Tulsa District and the USACE Construction and Engineering Research Laboratory created an ESRI based database to help fulfill the requirements of the Federal Agency to comply with Section 106, Section 110, Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA), and to answer research questions. The database assists in identifying and documenting compliance with the laws and violations/permits of ARPA. By improving data accessibility and management, the system will streamline the compliance process, provide quicker responses to ARPA violations, and also helping to protect sensitive cultural resources.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 90th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (2025)   •
• SAA 2025: Individual Abstracts

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Abstract Id(s): 53901