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

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

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · polyline · 111 records

Hub keywords: DIR;Misc;Miscellaneous;Parks

Not loaded

Meters

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · point · 508,531 records
City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · polygon · 286,304 records

Hub keywords: TDO;Stormwater

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More Parcels

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · polygon · 19,000 records

Hub keywords: CIP;Capital Projects

Not loaded

Node ID

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · point · 141,795 records
Not loaded

Nodes

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · point · 141,795 records
Not loaded

NTMP Study Area

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · polygon · 566 records

Hub keywords: TDO;NTMP;Neighborhood Traffic Management Program;Traffic

Not loaded

Parcels

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · polygon · 1,505,528 records
Not loaded

Park and Recreation

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · polyline · 125 records

Hub keywords: CIP;Parks;Recreation;Capital Projects

Not loaded

Parking Pad

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · point · 4 records

Hub keywords: HPC;Permits

Not loaded

Police Deparment

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · polyline · 10 records

Hub keywords: CIP;Capital Projects;Police

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · polygon · 410 records

Hub keywords: DIR;Misc;Miscellaneous;Historical

Not loaded

Right-of-Way Mowing

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · polygon · 1,572,961 records

Hub keywords: DIR;Landbase and Roads;Mowing

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ROW

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · polyline · 715,275 records
Not loaded

Sales Parcel

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · polyline · 915 records

Hub keywords: CIP;Capital Projects;Sales

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · point · 1,747 records

Hub keywords: CIP;Capital Projects;Sewer

Not loaded

Scenic

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · polygon · 22 records
Not loaded

Service Line

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · polyline · 100,607 records
Not loaded

Speed

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

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
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

Not loaded

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

Not loaded

Stormdrain Inlets

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

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

Not loaded

Stormdrain Manholes

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

Hub keywords: TDO;Stormwater;stormdrain

Not loaded

Storm Sewer Easment

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · polyline · 297 records

Hub keywords: CIP;Capital Projects;Sewer

Not loaded

Street Centerlines

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · polyline · 232,123 records
City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · point · 816 records

Hub keywords: CIP;Capital Projects;Streets

Not loaded

Street Right of Way

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · polyline · 1,978 records
Not loaded

Street Sweeping

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · polygon · 90,287 records

Hub keywords: DIR;Landbase and Roads

Not loaded

Subdivision Markers

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · point · 252 records

Hub keywords: HPC;Encroachments;Subdivision

Not loaded

Subscribers

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · polygon · 32 records

Hub keywords: Boundaries;Service Areas;Meter Basins

Not loaded

surveyPoint

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · point · 1 records

Hub keywords: TDO

Not loaded

System Valve

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · point · 55 records
Not loaded

Tee, Wyes, Stacks

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · point · 196,634 records

Hub keywords: HW;Wastewater

Not loaded

TMC Basins

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · polygon · 20 records
City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · point · 688 records

Hub keywords: TDO;Traffic;Transportation

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · point · 700 records

Hub keywords: TDO;Traffic;Transportation;Traffic Counts

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