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Parcel data is data on the geographic boundaries of property. Parcels are the most specific units of geodata that governments maintain. Because of their granularity, parcel data can be used for very detailed maps, visualizations, and all kinds of applications. (More info)
| Question | Answer | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Openly licensed | Yes | |
| Available in bulk | Yes | |
| Up-to-date | Yes | Regularly updated quarterly |
| Available free online | Yes | |
| Available free of charge | Yes | |
| In an open format | DBF, HTML, SHP, SHX, TXT, XML | |
| findable | 4 | |
| findable_steps | Used Google to search for: HCAD GIS | |
| licence_url | https://pdata.hcad.org/ | Public Data Using HCAD's Public Data HCAD's data files are available to users for import into other applications. |
| Collected by government | Yes | |
| usability | 3 | |
| collector_name | Harris County Appraisal District (HCAD) | |
| characteristics | Parcel boundaries | |
| location | href="https://pdata.hcad.org/GIS/index.html" https://pdata.hcad.org/GIS/index.html">rel="nofollow">https://pdata.hcad.org/GIS/index.html - HCAD Public Data GIS Downloads page, href="https://pdata.hcad.org/GIS/GIS_Public.zip" https://pdata.hcad.org/GIS/GIS_Public.zip">rel="nofollow">https://pdata.hcad.org/GIS/GIS_Public.zip - Download all GIS files, href="https://pdata.hcad.org/GIS/README.htm" https://pdata.hcad.org/GIS/README.htm">rel="nofollow">https://pdata.hcad.org/GIS/README.htm - HCAD Public Data ReadMe & File Format Notes, href="https://pdata.hcad.org/GIS/Parcels.zip" https://pdata.hcad.org/GIS/Parcels.zip">rel="nofollow">https://pdata.hcad.org/GIS/Parcels.zip - Contains parcel polygons and HCAD account number of real property, href="https://pdata.hcad.org/GIS/ParcelDesc.txt" https://pdata.hcad.org/GIS/ParcelDesc.txt">rel="nofollow">https://pdata.hcad.org/GIS/ParcelDesc.txt - Parcel.shp description and Notes accompanying Parcels.zip |
