Cultural Mapping is the participatory process of identifying, documenting, and recording the distinct and significant cultural assets and properties of a locale or community. The produced baseline data out of cultural mapping, a Local Cultural Profile (LCUP), is deemed important in the development and necessary establishment of heritage conservation councils and policies aimed at safeguarding the cultural heritage of the community. Once appropriately utilized, the local cultural profiles of these locales could help the LGUs in conceptualizing and implementing relevant programs, projects, and activities, anchored on cultural, social, and economic development.

The provincial government of Pangasinan, through the CPS and in partnership with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and various local government units (LGUs), has formalized a partnership for the implementation of the Cultural Mapping Project in the province.