Paco Van Sistine
Paco Van Sistine is a Geographer with the Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
Geographer and GIS specialist for the Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center. Responsible for coordinating, creating, managing, and publishing geospatial data, along with developing web applications and interactive webmaps for public data exploration and download. Science Center Data Manager, Data Release support and review, and Metadata expert.
Professional Experience
Geographer - U.S. Geological Survey
Education and Certifications
B.S. Land Use and Geography
Honors and Awards
2017 ESRI International User Conference – ICA/IMIA Recognition of Excellence in Cartography
2017 USGS Shoemaker Award - External Communications
2006 USGS Shoemaker Award - External Communications
2001 ESRI International User Conference - Best Overall Map Gallery Presentation
Science and Products
Geoheritage Sites of the Nation
National Geologic Synthesis
Quaternary Hydroclimate Records of Spring Ecosystems
Ozark Dome-Arkoma Basin-Ouachita Transect
Geologic Framework of the Intermountain West
Geoheritage Sites of the Nation Data Release v.1
Database for the geologic map of the upper Santa Cruz River basin, southern Arizona
Data Release - Pleistocene Glaciation in the Upper Platte River Drainage Basin, Colorado
Data Release for Geologic Map of the Pagosa Springs 7.5-minute quadrangle, Archuleta County, Colorado
Data Release of Geologic Map of the north half of the Lake Walcott 30' x 60' Quadrangle, Idaho
Geologic map and hydrogeologic investigations of the upper Santa Cruz River basin, southern Arizona
Geologic map of the north half of the Lake Walcott 30'×60' quadrangle, Idaho
Geologic map of the Rio Rico and Nogales 7.5’ quadrangles, Santa Cruz County, Arizona
Geologic map of Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado
Surficial geology and stratigraphy of Pleistocene Lake Manix, San Bernardino County, California
Geologic map of the Craters of the Moon 30' x 60' Quadrangle, Idaho
Distribution of Late Quaternary wind-deposited sand in eastern Colorado
Geologic map of Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, Delta and Montrose Counties, Colorado
Map of glacial limits and possible refugia in the southern Alexander Archipelago, Alaska, during the late Wisconsin glaciation
The Seamless Integrated Geologic Mapping (SIGMa) extension to the Geologic Map Schema (GeMS)
Holocene paleohydrology from alpine lake sediment, Emerald Lake, Wasatch Plateau of central Utah, USA
A new 30 meter resolution global shoreline vector and associated global islands database for the development of standardized ecological coastal units
Geologic framework and hydrogeology of the Rio Rico and Nogales 7.5’ quadrangles, upper Santa Cruz Basin, Arizona, with three-dimensional hydrogeologic model
A new high-resolution map of world mountains and an online tool for visualizing and comparing characterizations of global mountain distributions
A new map of global ecological land units — An ecophysiographic stratification approach
Project plan-Surficial geologic mapping and hydrogeologic framework studies in the Greater Platte River Basins (Central Great Plains) in support of ecosystem and climate change research
Preliminary geologic map of the Laredo, Crystal City–Eagle Pass, San Antonio, and Del Rio 1° x 2° quadrangles, Texas, and the Nuevo Laredo, Ciudad Acuña, Piedras Negras, and Nueva Rosita 1° x 2° quadrangles, Mexico
Ride the Rockies! 2006 Geology Highlights, Cortez to Canon City June 18-June 23, 2006, 419 Miles
Preliminary geologic map of southernmost Texas, United States, and parts of Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon, Mexico: Environmental health investigations in the United States-Mexico border region
Geology of Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, Delta and Montrose Counties, Colorado
Intermountain West Seamless Geologic Map Explorer
The Intermountain West Seamless Geologic Map Explorer is an interactive mapping application that hosts surficial and bedrock geologic data layers for a transect from the Rio Grande rift to the Basin and Range.
USGS Geochron Database Explorer
This Web Application is a tool for viewing, exploring, and downloading the "USGS Geochron: A Database of Geochronological and Thermochronological Dates and Data" Data Release.
USGS Wildfire Hazard and Risk Assessment Clearinghouse
This online tool was designed to help identify which wildfire hazard and risk assessments are available across the United States. It provides information about available risk assessments and links to assessment data when publicly available.
USGS 3D Geologic Model Inventory
This Webapp can be used to visualize and explore the inventory of published USGS 3D geological models.
Science and Products
Geoheritage Sites of the Nation
National Geologic Synthesis
Quaternary Hydroclimate Records of Spring Ecosystems
Ozark Dome-Arkoma Basin-Ouachita Transect
Geologic Framework of the Intermountain West
Geoheritage Sites of the Nation Data Release v.1
Database for the geologic map of the upper Santa Cruz River basin, southern Arizona
Data Release - Pleistocene Glaciation in the Upper Platte River Drainage Basin, Colorado
Data Release for Geologic Map of the Pagosa Springs 7.5-minute quadrangle, Archuleta County, Colorado
Data Release of Geologic Map of the north half of the Lake Walcott 30' x 60' Quadrangle, Idaho
Geologic map and hydrogeologic investigations of the upper Santa Cruz River basin, southern Arizona
Geologic map of the north half of the Lake Walcott 30'×60' quadrangle, Idaho
Geologic map of the Rio Rico and Nogales 7.5’ quadrangles, Santa Cruz County, Arizona
Geologic map of Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado
Surficial geology and stratigraphy of Pleistocene Lake Manix, San Bernardino County, California
Geologic map of the Craters of the Moon 30' x 60' Quadrangle, Idaho
Distribution of Late Quaternary wind-deposited sand in eastern Colorado
Geologic map of Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, Delta and Montrose Counties, Colorado
Map of glacial limits and possible refugia in the southern Alexander Archipelago, Alaska, during the late Wisconsin glaciation
The Seamless Integrated Geologic Mapping (SIGMa) extension to the Geologic Map Schema (GeMS)
Holocene paleohydrology from alpine lake sediment, Emerald Lake, Wasatch Plateau of central Utah, USA
A new 30 meter resolution global shoreline vector and associated global islands database for the development of standardized ecological coastal units
Geologic framework and hydrogeology of the Rio Rico and Nogales 7.5’ quadrangles, upper Santa Cruz Basin, Arizona, with three-dimensional hydrogeologic model
A new high-resolution map of world mountains and an online tool for visualizing and comparing characterizations of global mountain distributions
A new map of global ecological land units — An ecophysiographic stratification approach
Project plan-Surficial geologic mapping and hydrogeologic framework studies in the Greater Platte River Basins (Central Great Plains) in support of ecosystem and climate change research
Preliminary geologic map of the Laredo, Crystal City–Eagle Pass, San Antonio, and Del Rio 1° x 2° quadrangles, Texas, and the Nuevo Laredo, Ciudad Acuña, Piedras Negras, and Nueva Rosita 1° x 2° quadrangles, Mexico
Ride the Rockies! 2006 Geology Highlights, Cortez to Canon City June 18-June 23, 2006, 419 Miles
Preliminary geologic map of southernmost Texas, United States, and parts of Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon, Mexico: Environmental health investigations in the United States-Mexico border region
Geology of Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, Delta and Montrose Counties, Colorado
Intermountain West Seamless Geologic Map Explorer
The Intermountain West Seamless Geologic Map Explorer is an interactive mapping application that hosts surficial and bedrock geologic data layers for a transect from the Rio Grande rift to the Basin and Range.
USGS Geochron Database Explorer
This Web Application is a tool for viewing, exploring, and downloading the "USGS Geochron: A Database of Geochronological and Thermochronological Dates and Data" Data Release.
USGS Wildfire Hazard and Risk Assessment Clearinghouse
This online tool was designed to help identify which wildfire hazard and risk assessments are available across the United States. It provides information about available risk assessments and links to assessment data when publicly available.
USGS 3D Geologic Model Inventory
This Webapp can be used to visualize and explore the inventory of published USGS 3D geological models.