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

505 matches (likely staff working copies and non-Houston research layers hidden)

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ERCOT Boundary

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

ERCOT Boundary.

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

The FIRM is the basis for floodplain management, mitigation, and insurance activities for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Insurance applications include enforcement of the mandatory purchase requirement of the Flood Disaster Protection Act, which requires the purchas…

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

Severe Repetitive Loss due to flooding matched to CDC's SVI dataset.

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FEMA SRLP ZipCode

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

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) was created in 1968 to provide affordable insurance against flood risk. This data shows properties have met the...

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

Summary of Severe Repetitive Flooding Properties by Zip Code.

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

The National Risk Index contains county and Census tract-level data for the Risk Index, Expected Annual Loss, Social Vulnerability, and Community Resilience. The National Risk Index data helps to illustrate the communities most at risk for 18 natural hazards across the United Sta…

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

The National Risk Index contains county and Census tract-level data for the Risk Index, Expected Annual Loss, Social Vulnerability, and Community Resilience. The National Risk Index data helps to illustrate the communities most at risk for 18 natural hazards across the United Sta…

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

Additional analysis on the 2024 CAPA heat data with the For Us Tree study area by Community Tabulation Area 2010. The two areas Willowridge and Four Corners are within the For Us Tree project area but they are not Kinder Rice Community Tabulation Areas.

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

itree data in the For Us Tree study area by Community Tabulation Area.

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

Additional analysis on the 2024 CAPA heat data with the For Us Tree study area by Community Tabulation Area 2010. The two areas Willowridge and Four Corners are within the For Us Tree project area but they are not Kinder Rice Community Tabulation Areas.

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

Additional analysis on the Fugro LiDAR 2018 and 2024 with the For Us Tree study area by Community Tabulation Area 2010. The two areas Willowridge and Four Corners are within the For Us Tree project area but they are not Kinder Rice Community Tabulation Areas.

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

The Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool provides important information by identifying communities that experience high burdens. These communities are considered disadvantaged. This information will be used for the Justice40 Initiative. The current version of the tool is 1…

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

The For Us Tree project area is extracrted from the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST) dataset. The data is by Census tracts and the areas are all DACs. Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool provides important information by identifying communities that exp…

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

The Tree Tracking data represent all trees and shrubs planted and fruit trees given away to community members as part of the ForUsTree project.

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

The Tree Tracking data represent all trees and shrubs planted and fruit trees given away to community members as part of the ForUsTree project.

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

Heat level percentage in the Galvenston Neighborhoods. Heat level data is the Trust for Public Land's Heat Severity - USA 2021.

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

Heat level percentage in the Galvenston Neighborhoods. Heat level data is the Trust for Public Land's Heat Severity - USA 2021.

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Galveston County

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

Galveston County per US Census showing coastline delineations.

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

GBEP projects that specifically dealt with bird habitat and overlap with brown pelican nesting sites. Data is used for the SOTB story map.

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

GBEP projects that specifically dealt with bird habitat and overlap with brown pelican nesting sites. Data is used for the SOTB story map.

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Gbep counties

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

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

This digital dataset divides the Galveston Bay system into segment ID's

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GBEP Summary Stats

Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) ArcGIS Online · table

GBEP Watersheds Summary Stats in all classes and all years.

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GBEP Watersheds

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

Watersheds as defined by the Galveston Bay Estuary Program.

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

Summary statistics for Galveston Bay Estuary Program Watersheds. Include new NOAA CCAP 2021.

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

Summary statistics for Galveston Bay Estuary Program Watersheds.

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

NBS projects locations. Public Version.

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