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)

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · point · 170,732 records

Hub keywords: HW;Water

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · point · 260 records

Hub keywords: HW;Water

Not loaded

Water Districts

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon
Not loaded

Water Easement

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · polyline · 814 records

Hub keywords: CIP;Capital Projects;Water

Not loaded

Water Manhole

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · point · 1,120 records

Hub keywords: HW;Water

Not loaded

Water Meter

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · point · 10,636 records

Hub keywords: HW;Water

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

Hub keywords: CIP;Capital Projects;Water;Meter

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · point · 402 records

Hub keywords: HW;Water

Not loaded

Watershed

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

This "Watershed" layer comes from "hydrology" dataset. This feature class is used for CIP dashboard

Not loaded

Watersheds

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

Boundaries of the 28 watersheds.

Not loaded

Watershed With Mask

Harris County Flood Control District ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

HCFCD Watershed layer with mask for surrounding areas.

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

Columbia Trail Heads.

Not loaded

WC Green Corridor

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

World Cup Houston Fan Festival boundary.

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

Key Sites for World Cup Green Corridor area.

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

Data downloaded Mar 31, 2023 from the Metro Feature service - https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=343e60c289184204b4e16224ce673af3 Depict location of existing METRO Rail Stations in a regional setting.

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

Data downloaded Mar 31, 2023 from the Metro Feature service - https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=343e60c289184204b4e16224ce673af3 Depict location of existing METRO Rail Stations in a regional setting.

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

HPB Trails and Greenways. This dataset includes trails built by the Houston Parks Board, and also trails built by others.

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

HPB Trails and Greenways. This dataset includes trails built by the Houston Parks Board, and also trails built by others.

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

HPB Trails and Greenways. This dataset includes trails built by the Houston Parks Board, and also trails built by others.

Not loaded

We Mow Areas

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon
Not loaded

Western trail

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon
Not loaded

Westpark Study Area

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

Base Study Area for HCTRA Westpark

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