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Reference Grids   Parks
Boundaries   Metropolitan Transit Authority
Transportation   Various Services
Parcels   National Wetlands Inventory
Flood Control Data   NRSC Soil Types
     

GIS Related Links
City of Houston Planning Department Geographic Information System
City of Houston GIMS Public Works & Engineering GIS
City of Pearland GIS
Geospatial One Stop (GOS)
Harris County Appraisal District (HCAD) GIS
Harris County Floodplain Reference Marks
Harris County Information Technology Center GIS
Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC)
Rice University Fondren Library GIS/Data Center
Texas Natural Resources Information System (TNRIS)
Tropical Storm Allison Recovery Project (HCFCD-TSARP)  or  TSARP.ORG
US Geological Survey (USGS)
 
 
     
   
PDF Maps (11 x 17)
 
Reference Grids
  HCAD Facets (331 KB)
  Lambert Grid (294 KB)
  USGS Topo Quad Index (313 KB)
  Zip Code (492 KB)
 
Boundaries
  Cities in Harris County (691 KB)
  City of Houston City Council (975 KB)
  City of Houston Limits and ETJ (824 KB)
  Harris County Commissioners Precincts (931 KB)
  H-GAC Member Counties (93 KB)
  JP constable Precincts (744 KB)
  School Districts (823 KB)
  Sheriff's Beats (811 KB)
 
Transportation
  Freeways and Major Thoroughfares (768 KB)
 
Harris County Flood Control District Data
  Watersheds and HCFCD Channels (475 KB)
  FIRM Floodplains
 
Parks
  Harris County Parks and Greenway Trails (886 KB)
  Harris County Recreational Facilities Map (4.7 MB)
 
Aerial Imagery Mosaic
  2004 Aerial Imagery Mosaic - low resolution (5.4 MB)
   
     
   
Downloadable GIS Data (Shapefiles)
     
Reference Grids
     
  Layer: HCAD Facets
  Type: Polygon
  Data Source: Harris County Appraisal District
  Acquired: May 2004
  Size: 74 KB
     
  Layer: Lambert Grid
  Type: Polygon
  Data Source: Houston-Galveston Area Council
  Acquired: April 2003
  Size: 144 KB
     
  Layer: USGS Topo Quad Index
  Type: Polygon
  Data Source: United States Geological Survey
  Acquired: July 2005
  Size: 6 KB
     
     
  Layer: Zip Code
  Type: Polygon
  Data Source: City of Houston (COHGIS)
  Acquired: June 2005
  Size: 518 KB
   
Boundaries
     
  Layer: Cities in Harris County
  Type: Polygon
  Data Source: Houston-Galveston Area Council
  Acquired: July 2005
  Size: 177 KB
     
  Layer: City of Houston City Council
  Type: Polygon
  Data Source: City of Houston (COHGIS)
  Acquired:July 2007
  Size: 222 KB
     
  Layer: City of Houston ETJ
  Type: Polygon
  Data Source: City of Houston (COHGIS)
  Acquired: Sept 2007
  Size: 41 KB
     
  Layer: City of Houston Limits
  Type: Polygon
  Data Source: City of Houston (COHGIS)
  Acquired: Sept 2007
  Size: 300 KB
     
  Layer: Commissioners' Precincts
  Type: Polygon
  Data Source: Harris County Tax Office
  Acquired: May 2002
  Size: 195 KB
     
  Layer: Harris County
  Type: Polygon
  Data Source: Houston-Galveston Area Council
  Acquired: April 2003
  Size: 83 KB
     
  Layer: H-GAC Member Counties
  Type: Polygon
  Data Source: Houston-Galveston Area Council
  Acquired:April 2003
  Size: 338 KB
     
  Layer: JP Constable Precincts
  Type: Polygon
  Data Source: Harris County ITC
  Acquired: June 2004
  Size: 155 KB
     
  Layer: MUD (Municipal Utility Districts) Link to Data Source
  Type: Polygon
  Data Source: Harris County Appraisal District
   
   
     
  Layer: School Districts
  Type: Polygon
  Data Source: City of Houston (COHGIS)
  Acquired: June 2005
  Size: 160 KB
     
  Layer: Sheriff's Beats
  Type: Polygon
  Data Source: Harris County ITC
  Acquired: June 2002
  Size: 27 KB
     
  Layer: State Representatives
  Type: Polygon
  Data Source: Harris County Tax Office
  Acquired: September 2005
  Size: 1 MB
     
  Layer: State Senate
  Type: Polygon
  Data Source: Harris County Tax Office
  Acquired: September 2005
  Size: 1 MB
     
  Layer: U.S. Representatives
  Type: Polygon
  Data Source: Harris County Tax Office
  Acquired: September 2005
  Size: 1 MB
     
  Layer: Voter's Precincts
  Type: Polygon
  Data Source: Harris County Tax Office
  Acquired: Feb 2006
  Size: 1 MB
   
Transportation
     
  Layer: Highways
  Type: Line
  Data Source: Houston-Galveston Area Council
  Acquired: April 2007
  Size: 93 KB
     
  Layer: Major Roads
  Type: Line
  Data Source: Houston-Galveston Area Council
  Acquired:April 2007
  Size: 3.5 MB
     
  Layer: Railroad
  Type: Line
  Data Source: City of Houston (COHGIS)
  Acquired: 2005
  Size: 461 KB
   
Parcels
     
  Layer: HCAD Parcels  Link to Data Source
  Type: Polygon
  Data Source: Harris County Appraisal District
   
   
     
  Layer: HCAD R-O-W Annotation  Link to Data Source
  Type: Text
  Data Source: Harris County Appraisal District
   
   
   
Flood Control Data
     
  Layer: FEMA Floodplain Benchmarks
  Type: Point
  Data Source: Harris County Flood Control District
  Acquired: December 2003
  Size: 1 MB
     
  Layer: HCFCD Channels
  Type: Line
  Data Source: Harris County Flood Control District
  Acquired: August 2006
  Size: 2 MB
     
  Layer: Revised Prelim FIRM Floodplains Link to Data Source
  Type: Polygon
  Data Source: Harris County Flood Control District
   
   
     
  Layer: TSARP Model Cross Sections  Link to Data Source
  Type: Line
  Data Source: Harris County Flood Control District
   
   
     
  Layer: Water Bodies
  Type: Polygon
  Data Source: Harris County Flood Control District
  Acquired: January 2007
  Size: 1.5 MB
     
  Layer: Watershed
  Type: Polygon
  Data Source: Harris County Flood Control District
  Acquired: March 2003
  Size: 757 KB
   
Parks
     
  Layer: Harris County Greenway Trails
  Type: Line
  Data Source: Harris County Architecture & Engineering
  Acquired: February 2007
  Size: 16 KB
     
  Layer: Harris County Parks
  Type: Polygon
  Data Source: Harris County Architecture & Engineering
  Acquired: February 2007
  Size: 182 KB
   
Metropolitan Transit Authority Data
     
  Layer: Various Metro Transit Data
  Type: Polgon/Line/Point
  Data Source: METRO
  Acquired: June 2004
  Size: 13 KB
   
Various Services
     
  Layer: Churches
  Type: Point
  Data Source: City of Houston (COHGIS)
  Acquired: July 2005
  Size: 244 KB
     
  Layer: Fire Stations
  Type: Point
  Data Source: City of Houston (COHGIS)
  Acquired: May 2005
  Size: 8 KB
     
  Layer: Health Services
  Type: Point
  Data Source: City of Houston (COHGIS)
  Acquired: June 2005
  Size: 7 KB
     
  Layer: Hospitals
  Type: Point
  Data Source: City of Houston (COHGIS)
  Acquired: April 2004
  Size: 8 KB
     
  Layer: Libraries
  Type: Point
  Data Source: City of Houston (COHGIS)
  Acquired: February 2005
  Size: 10 KB
     
  Layer: Police Stations
  Type: Point
  Data Source: City of Houston (COHGIS)
  Acquired: January 2004
  Size: 6 KB
     
  Layer: Schools
  Type: Point
  Data Source: City of Houston (COHGIS)
  Acquired: July 2005
  Size: 160 KB
   
National Wetlands Inventory
     
  Layer: National Wetlands Inventory
  Type: Polygon
  Data Source: Harris County Flood Control District
  Acquired: October 2002
  Size: 9 MB
   
NRCS Soil Types
     
  Layer: Soil Types
  Type: Polygon
  Data Source: Harris County Flood Control District
  Acquired: October 2000
  Size: 10 MB
     
     
     
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Harris County Public Infrastructure Department

Architecture and Engineering Division

1001 Preston Avenue
Seventh Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
713 755-5370