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)

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CAMP Locations

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · point
Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · point

Harris County Pollution Control CAMP Locations 2020

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Carbon Disulfide

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

Harris County Pollution Control Carbon Disulfide

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

eBird trends data. Each 27km x 27km region is represented by a circle polygon scaled by the relative abundance. For more info, please check https://science.ebird.org/en/status-and-trends/faq

Harris County ArcGIS Online · table

Harris County Public Health COVID-19 Data Hub. All data are provisional and subject to change. Data will be updated once a day at 4pm.

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CatchBasins public

City of Houston GIS (ArcGIS Hubs) · layer · point · 80,285 records

Hub keywords: Citizen Engagement;Public Works;Water Utilities;Catch Basins;ArcGIS Solutions

Harris County ArcGIS Online · table

The objective of this work is to determine how concrete batch plants are impacting surrounding residents and whether certain communities are more at risk by assessing citizen complaints and characteristics of the communities where plants are located in Harris County, Houston, TX.

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · point

The objective of this work is to determine how concrete batch plants are impacting surrounding residents and whether certain communities are more at risk by assessing citizen complaints and characteristics of the communities where plants are located in Harris County, Houston, TX.

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

The objective of this work is to determine how concrete batch plants are impacting surrounding residents and whether certain communities are more at risk by assessing citizen complaints and characteristics of the communities where plants are located in Harris County, Houston, TX.

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

The objective of this work is to determine how concrete batch plants are impacting surrounding residents and whether certain communities are more at risk by assessing citizen complaints and characteristics of the communities where plants are located in Harris County, Houston, TX.

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

The objective of this work is to determine how concrete batch plants are impacting surrounding residents and whether certain communities are more at risk by assessing citizen complaints and characteristics of the communities where plants are located in Harris County, Houston, TX.

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

The objective of this work is to determine how concrete batch plants are impacting surrounding residents and whether certain communities are more at risk by assessing citizen complaints and characteristics of the communities where plants are located in Harris County, Houston, TX.

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

ATSDR’s Geospatial Research, Analysis & Services Program (GRASP) created the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) to help public health officials and emergency response planners identify and map the communities that will most likely need support before, during, and after a hazardous …

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

ATSDR’s Geospatial Research, Analysis & Services Program (GRASP) created the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) to help public health officials and emergency response planners identify and map the communities that will most likely need support before, during, and after a hazardous …

Harris County ArcGIS Online · table

The Following Data is for Stage 2 Environment

Harris County ArcGIS Online · table

Harris County Public Health COVID-19 Threat Level Indicators. All data are provisional and subject to change. Data will be updated once a day at 4pm.

Harris County ArcGIS Online · table

Harris County Public Health COVID-19 Threat Level Indicators. All data are provisional and subject to change. Data will be updated once a day at 4pm.

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

Visualizes the Minority Health Social Vulnerability Index, an extension of the CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2018

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

U.S. low life expectancy at birth by census tract for the period 2010-2015. Average life expectancy data developed as a collaboration between NCHS, the National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. This data is …

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

ATSDR’s Geospatial Research, Analysis & Services Program (GRASP) created the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) to help public health officials and emergency...

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

ATSDR’s Geospatial Research, Analysis & Services Program (GRASP) created the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) to help public health officials and emergency...

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

ATSDR’s Geospatial Research, Analysis & Services Program (GRASP) created the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) to help public health officials and emergency...

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

ATSDR’s Geospatial Research, Analysis & Services Program (GRASP) created the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) to help public health officials and emergency...

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

ATSDR’s Geospatial Research, Analysis & Services Program (GRASP) created the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) to help public health officials and emergency...

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

ATSDR’s Geospatial Research, Analysis & Services Program (GRASP) created the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) to help public health officials and emergency response planners identify and map the communities that will most likely need support before, during, and after a hazardous …

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

ATSDR’s Geospatial Research, Analysis & Services Program (GRASP) created the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) to help public health officials and emergency response planners identify and map the communities that will most likely need support before, during, and after a hazardous …

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

The CDC\ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) is a tool, created by the Geospatial Research, Analysis and Services Program (GRASP), to help public health officials and emergency response planners identify and map the communities that will most likely need support before, during,…

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

The CDC\ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) is a tool, created by the Geospatial Research, Analysis and Services Program (GRASP), to help public health officials and emergency response planners identify and map the communities that will most likely need support before, during,…

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CEC Region Map

Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon
Harris County ArcGIS Online · layer · polygon

Parcel polygon is the delineation of the property boundary

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

The National Risk Index Census tract-level data for the Risk Index. December 2025 Release. NOAA CCAP 2021 natural land classifications.

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CEJST ForUsTree

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