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

2,869 matches (likely staff working copies and non-Houston research layers hidden)

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

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HC ENG Projects

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · point

HC_ENG_Projects

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HCFCD All ROW

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

HCFCD All ROW

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polyline

Appendix F Channels

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HCFCD Bond Points

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · point

Points that show the general location of the bond id.

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polyline

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

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

HCFCD County Bond Mask

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

HCFCD Detention Basins

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polyline

As of 03/09/2015, this dataset follows the new schema required for the submittal of geospatial data by FEMA. The FIRM is the basis for floodplain management,...

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

As of 03/09/2015, this dataset follows the new schema required for the submittal of geospatial data by FEMA. The FIRM is the basis for floodplain management, mitigation, and insurance activities for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Insurance applications include enfor…

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HCFCD Facilities

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · point

Location of HCFCD Facilities

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

HCFCD FEMT Query Layer

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · point

HCFCD Floodplain Reference Marks

Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

HCFCD ROW dataset join with FUT CTA Heat and tree tracking data.

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

Addicks and Barker Reservoirs Government Owned Land Boundaries and Lake Houston Boundary

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

Addicks and Barker Reservoirs Government Owned Land Boundaries and Lake Houston Boundary

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HCFCD Jurisdictions

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

HCFCD City Limits

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · point

Collection of Debris and Silt problems along channels in Kingwood

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polyline

Channels from the HCFCD CAP layer in the Kingwood area.

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