Houston Open Data Explorer

Houston Open Data Catalog

Houston and Harris County publish a huge amount of open data, scattered across dozens of portals nobody tracks. This catalog lists every dataset we've found in one place, whether or not it's loaded into the explorer. Know a source we're missing? Add it, and it's shared with everyone.

7,221datasets and layers found
17portals and publishers
153loaded and joinable in the explorer
Where the data lives (17 sources)
SourceWhat it isItemsLoaded
Harris County ArcGIS Online
services.arcgis.com
One organization shared by county departments, precincts and staff. Mixes authoritative layers (fire stations, parks, crashes) with many working copies and one-off maps; review before use. 3,11216
Rice University ArcGIS Online
services.arcgis.com
Research and class projects. Houston gems (HCFCD buyout lots, draft 2026 FEMA flood map, historical census, redlining) among worldwide student work. Research copies of agency data need permission before reuse. 2,8880
Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) ArcGIS Online
services2.arcgis.com
Environmental and regional research layers; source of the 2021 city cool-center list. 5281
City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs)
geohub.houstontx.gov
Two Hub sites (Public Works geohub, citywide mycity) over several ArcGIS servers. Official. 314119
Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online
services2.arcgis.com
High-water marks, floodplains, projects, acreage by program. Source of the storm HWM layers. 2654
City of Houston Open Data (data.houstontx.gov)
data.houstontx.gov
Separate from the GIS hubs. Mostly spreadsheets; finance (checkbook, payroll, budget) and census stay current, much else frozen since a 2023 migration. 940
U.S. Census Bureau
api.census.gov
43
FEMA (OpenFEMA and National Flood Hazard Layer)
www.fema.gov
43
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
data.epa.gov
22
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
data.cdc.gov
22
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
www.tceq.texas.gov
21
Texas Water Development Board
www.twdb.texas.gov
11
U.S. Geological Survey water data
waterservices.usgs.gov
10
City of Houston 311 public data extracts
www.houstontx.gov
11
METRO (Harris County transit)
www.ridemetro.org
10
Stanford Open Policing Project
openpolicing.stanford.edu
10
TxDOT Crash Records Information System (CRIS)
cris.dot.state.tx.us
10

1,550 matches (likely staff working copies and non-Houston research layers hidden)

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

The purpose for the ZIP code layer is to make a more accurate ZIP code polygon layer for 13-county H-GAC region in the Houston area. It is in ESRI shapefile format.

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

The purpose for the ZIP code layer is to make a more accurate ZIP code polygon layer for 13-county H-GAC region in the Houston area. It is in ESRI shapefile format.

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

Key Maps, Inc.'s copyrighted map base

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

GIS data files downloaded from HCAD (http://pdata.hcad.org) 4/11/23. GIS MUD data is updated quarterly by HCAD GIS personnel and uploaded to repository. The last HCAD update Apr 2023 next update Jan 2024

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

GIS data files downloaded from HCAD (http://pdata.hcad.org) 4/11/23. GIS MUD data is updated quarterly by HCAD GIS personnel and uploaded to repository. The last HCAD update Apr 2023 next update Jan 2024

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

Parcel polygon is the delineation of the property boundary provided by Harris County Appraisal District

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Harris County Parks

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

Harris County Parks. To be distributed to county agencies for public display, cartographic use, general GIS purposes. Data updated and maintained by Harris County Engineering as reported by Precinct contacts upon request. Please contact ashli.prejean@eng.hctx.net with any conc…

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Harris County PCT

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

Current, court approved, official data from revised A-1 commissioner precinct map as of 8/11/11. Formerly, Proposed_Comm_Pct2011RevisedA1. Updated to reflect...

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

The purpose for the ZIP code layer is to make a more accurate ZIP code polygon layer for 13-county H-GAC region in the Houston area. It is in ESRI shapefile format.

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

This feature layer delineates Community Relations Liaison geographic responsibility areas within Harris County Precinct 2. The boundaries are used to support community outreach, constituent services, event coordination, and internal operational awareness by identifying liaison co…

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polyline

Harris County Road Log for cataloging managed and unmanaged road segments.

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

GIS data files downloaded from HCAD (from http://pdata.hcad.org) 7/11/2019. GIS county data is updated quarterly by HCAD GIS personnel and uploaded to...

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

The purpose for the ZIP code layer is to make a more accurate ZIP code polygon layer for 13-county H-GAC region in the Houston area. It is in ESRI shapefile...

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Harris Key Map

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

Key Maps, Inc.'s copyrighted map base

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

Harris County Key Map with Label Scale Range

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HarrisSVI

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

CDC's Social Vulnerability Index 2SVI) is a tool, created by the Geospatial Research, Analysis & Services Program (GRASP), to help public health officials and...

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Harvey data

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon
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HB Parks

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon
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HCAD Apartments1

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · point

Apartment buildings sourced from HCAD parcels by extracting B1 Land Use Code parcels and join it with the building_other table from HCAD to get apartment information (number of units, date erected, etc). I determine commissioner precinct and unincorporated/incorporated location b…

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HCAD Cities1

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

Official DatasetCity boundaries provided by Harris County Appraisal District (HCAD)

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HCAD ESD EMS

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

GIS data files downloaded from HCAD (http://pdata.hcad.org) 2/7/19. GIS emergency service district (ESD) data primarily for EMS is updated quarterly by HCAD GIS personnel and uploaded to repository. The last HCAD update Jan 2019 next update July 2022

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HCAD ESD FIRE

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

GIS data files downloaded from HCAD (http://pdata.hcad.org) 4/4/22. GIS emergency service district (ESD) data primarily for fire response is updated quarterly by HCAD GIS personnel and uploaded to repository. The last HCAD update Jan 2022, next update July 2022

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HC Boundary

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

GIS data files downloaded from HCAD (from http://pdata.hcad.org) 3/2/2015. GIS county data is updated quarterly by HCAD GIS personnel and uploaded to repository. The last HCAD update Mar 20 next update July 2024

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HC BranchLoc

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · point
Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

Harris County constable precinct boundary maintained by Harris Co. ITC. Boundaries are aligned to H-GAC imagery and county boundary is clipped to ITC_Harris_County_Boundary Updated to reflect 2024 election results

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polyline

Coastal Transects from FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL).

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Found Houston or Harris County open data we don't list? A portal, a map service, a spreadsheet on an agency page, a research dataset? Tell us where it is. Reviewed suggestions are added to the catalog for everyone.