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 Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

SJRA Regional Watersheds

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

SJRA Watersheds

City of Houston Open Data (data.houstontx.gov) · dataset · updated 2023-06-30 · ZIP

[Houston Fire Department] Smoke detectors in the City of Houston, as kept by the Houston Fire Department Community Affairs Division

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

The ESI data were collected, mapped, and digitized to provide environmental data for oil spill planning and response.

Not loaded

SOTB Study Area

Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon
Not loaded

SOTB Subbays

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

The State of the Bay's sub bay classifications are based on the GBEP segments.

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SOTB TCEQ Stations

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

TCEQ stations in the State of the Bay study area.

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SOTB TDSHS Stations

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

TDSHS bacteria sampling stations in the State of the Bay study area.

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

TCEQ segments for streams/linear features and statistics based on 300 meters buffer.

Not loaded

Special

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon
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Speed

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · point
Not loaded

SprayNeuters

Harris County ArcGIS Online · table
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Spring Branch

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

U.S. Census tracts provides boundaries and demographic information for the U.S. Census tracts within the United States. The boundaries are consistent with the tract, county, and state data sets.

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Spring Branch EXT

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

U.S. Census tracts provides boundaries and demographic information for the U.S. Census tracts within the United States. The boundaries are consistent with the tract, county, and state data sets.

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SpringCreek Mask

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

Mask for the Spring Creek watershed.

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

Portion of the Spring Creek Watershed outside the Harris County boundary.

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SR311_D365_V01_2

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · - · 118,227 records
Not loaded

SR311_DAILY

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · point
Not loaded

Stations

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · point

Current and Proposed Stations for District 6 Proposals

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Stear VM Tyler

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · point
City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · point · 5,527 records

Hub keywords: TDO;Stormwater

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · polygon · 10,451,343 records

Hub keywords: TDO;Stormwater

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Stormdrain Fittings

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · point · 11,935 records

Hub keywords: TDO;Stormwater

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · polyline · 299,718 records

Hub keywords: TDO;Stormwater

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Stormdrain Inlets

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · point · 129,989 records

Hub keywords: TDO;Stormwater;inlets;inlet;stormdrain

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Stormdrain Manholes

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · point · 89,726 records

Hub keywords: TDO;Stormwater;stormdrain

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