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

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

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.

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polyline

HCFCD_Kingwood_Project_Tags

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,...

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HCFCD Major Roads

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polyline

HCFCD Bond - Major Roads

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HCFCDMowingStatus

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

HCFCD Mowing Status

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HCFCD Precinct Bond

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

HCFCD Precinct Bond

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · point

Centroid location of HC Engineering Subdivision Drainage Improvements Projects

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polyline

HCFCD Simple Highways

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · point

Centroid location of HCFCD NRCS Projects

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polyline

HCFCD Bond Stream Centerlines

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

Texas House Districts in Harris County

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

Texas Senate Districts in Harris County

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

HCFCD TSARP Subwatersheds

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

Watershed Layer showing Halls Bayou.

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Highway Shields

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · FeatureServer
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Highway Shields BW

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · point

Black & white version of the TxDOT roadway symbols in and around Harris County.

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · point

Simplified Highway Shields using the Symbology

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Historical Flooding

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

Historical Flooding by Census Tract

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · point

Locations of Historical Threatened and Endangered Species

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HOD Channel Breaks

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polyline
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Houston City Limits

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

Houston City Limits

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HPB

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

HPB

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Hub Events (public)

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · point

Feature service for Hub events

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HWM20060619

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · point

High Water Marks - June 19, 2006

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HWM20061016

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · point

High Water Marks - October 16, 2006

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HWM20070510

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · point

High Water Marks - May 10, 2007

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HWM20070816

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · point

High Water Marks - August 16, 2007

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HWM20080805

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · point

High Water Marks - August 05, 2008

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