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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Superfund Sites

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

This layer contains all sites in the State of Texas that have been designated as Superfund cleanup sites; it includes both Federal and State sites.

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

The TCEQ Brownfields Site Assessment Program (BSA) layer is used to identify the geographic location of all "Active and Inactive BSA" sites within the State of...

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

The TCEQ Dry Cleaner Remediation Program (DCRP) POINTS layer is used to identify the geographic location of all "Active and Inactive DCRP" sites within the State of Texas. This data layer can be used for a variety of purposes, including: the plotting of DCRP sites on maps; utiliz…

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

This layer is intended to locate the Texas GCDs, to display the geographic extent of the GCD unit boundaries, and to satisfy the requirements of Texas Water Code, Chapters 35 and 36. Each individual GCD unit is responsible for maintaining its boundary records. TCEQ compiles this …

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

The TCEQ IHW Corrective Action (IHWCA) layer is used to identify the geographic location of all "Active and Inactive IHW Corrective Action" sites within the State of Texas. This data layer can be used for a variety of purposes, including: the plotting of IHWCA sites on maps; util…

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

The TCEQ Innocent Owner Operator Program (IOP) layer is used to identify the geographic location of all "Active and Inactive IOP" sites within the State of Texas. This data layer can be used for a variety of purposes, including: the plotting of IOP sites on maps; utilization by f…

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

The "TCEQ_LPST" POINTS layer is used to identify the geographic location of all "Active and Inactive" Leaking Petroleum Storage Tank cases or sites within the...

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

The Texas Municipal Setting Designation (MSD) Point dataset is a compilation of the real properties centroid locations that applicants to the MSD program have designated as 'proposed" MSD areas. This dataset has been created to show the geographical area the applicant has applied…

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

The Texas Municipal Setting Designation (MSD) Point dataset is a compilation of the real properties centroid locations that applicants to the MSD program have designated as 'proposed" MSD areas. This dataset has been created to show the geographical area the applicant has applied…

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

General purpose use; to support agency-wide policy decisions regarding municipal solid waste in the State of Texas.

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

Primarily the TCEQ Wastewater layer is used to identify the geographic location of wastewaster outfalls within the state of Texas. This data layer can be used...

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

TCEQ Petroleum Storage Tanks locations.

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

This map features represents the geographical boundaries designated as Priority Groundwater Management Areas (PGMA) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality( TCEQ), The dataset has been maintained by the Groundwater Planning and Assessment Program from TCEQ. The main purpose…

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

This layer was developed to support the TCEQ's Source Water Assessment and Protection Program (SWAP).

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

This layer was developed to support the TCEQ's Source Water Assessment and Protection Program (SWAP).

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TCEQ Regions

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

This layer depicts the 16 TCEQ Service Regions in Texas. Each area is managed by an area director.

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