Records and Compliance Resources

There are three ways to conduct a Class I literature search at SHPO:

• Log into your paid Sego/UDAM account and follow the steps outlined in this document: How to do a Class 1 on Sego (PDF).
• Data Query ($15 total).
  • Attach shapefile/gdb, KMZ/KML with project area, specify if a buffer on the area is needed.
  • Results in an excel table with a list of existing sites, projects, IOs and sites assigned but not yet received by SHPO.
  • No spatial is returned, so no need for a Sego User Agreement.

• GIS Data Cut ($15/section)
  • Attach shapefile/gdb, KMZ/KML with project area, specify if a buffer on the area is needed.
  • Returns GIS within sections intersecting project area or buffer.
  • The User Agreement for Sego and UDAM (PDF) is required to receive spatial data.

Process, fees and forms for accessing Archaeological Records (Sego and UDAM) can be found on the Utah SHPO Records page.

All fees come from our legislative-approved fee schedule and are used for the maintenance of Sego and UDAM data.

Cultural Resource Compliance Guidance (PDF): a comprehensive guide for working in the state of Utah (2024 update).

Agency Archaeologist/Architecture Point of Contact List (Google Sheets): State and Federal agencies and contacts in Utah (updated as needed).

Utah Archaeological Permits: needed to conduct work in Utah, PI permit and Excavation Permit.

Projects are only assigned for Class III (“boots on the ground”), or monitoring with discoveries, NOT for Class I (desktop file searches), or monitoring without discoveries.

Email requests for Report Numbers to [email protected] with the following information:

1. TitlePI
2. County
3. Land Owner (BLM, FS, Military, State, County, Private, or other).

Shapefile not required for Project Number Assignment

Is your organization new to SHPO? We will need to establish an organization code before assigning a project number. This may take up to a day longer.