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Rice Kinder Udp Datasets Example

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Rice Kinder Udp Datasets Example is an example object payload from Rice University, with 3 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.

Top-level fields

_provenancetotal_records_in_responserecords

Example Payload

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{
  "_provenance": {
    "generated": "2026-09-01",
    "method": "probed",
    "source": "GET https://lg4tooqkr1.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/prod/datasets (HTTP 200, application/json, 354891 bytes, 431 records) on 2026-09-01. Unauthenticated. This file carries the first five records verbatim; the response itself is not paginated.",
    "operator": "institution",
    "note": "Response body recorded exactly as returned by the Rice Kinder Institute Urban Data Platform. Nothing here was authored by API Evangelist except this _provenance block.",
    "authorship": "This artifact was generated by API Evangelist from live public probes on 2026-09-01. It is not published by Rice University and Rice did not author it."
  },
  "total_records_in_response": 431,
  "records": [
    {
      "id": "g79ekp1m5xyq",
      "udpName": "Solar Radiation (63301_SORD) readings",
      "shortDescription": "Hourly readings of solar radiation (SORD – parameter code 63301) from air quality/meteorology monitoring sites in Harris County.",
      "accessRestriction": "Available to all members",
      "status": "Raw dataset",
      "source": "TCEQ",
      "category": "Environment",
      "isGeocoded": false,
      "geoExtent": "Harris County",
      "isInUdp": true,
      "isDownloadable": true,
      "keywords": "TCEQ; air quality; solar radiation; SORD; 63301; Houston",
      "earliestDate": "2000-01-01",
      "latestDate": "2017-12-31",
      "specificYears": null,
      "releaseDate": "2018-06-19",
      "lastModifiedDatetime": 1670342742226
    },
    {
      "id": "16mo4pkrwm20",
      "udpName": "Uneven Runoff Research Project Data",
      "shortDescription": "Data from a mapping project that investigates the uneven geographies of industrial pollution and flood risk in Harris County.",
      "accessRestriction": "Available to all members",
      "status": "Contributor curated dataset",
      "source": "Rice University",
      "category": "Environment",
      "isGeocoded": true,
      "geoExtent": "Harris County",
      "isInUdp": true,
      "isDownloadable": false,
      "keywords": "flood; disaster; pollution; environment; TRI; toxic release inventory; #Harvey; Hurricane Harvey; superfund site;  floodplain; chemical release; carcinogenic; cancer; SVI; social vulnerability index; ditch; drainage; gutter; groundwater well; surface water;  creosote; arsenic; ",
      "earliestDate": "1987-01-01",
      "latestDate": "2021-08-23",
      "specificYears": null,
      "releaseDate": "2021-09-24",
      "lastModifiedDatetime": 1665676151004
    },
    {
      "id": "n819ov8mkovz",
      "udpName": "Third Ward Comprehensive Survey",
      "shortDescription": "Comprehensive needs assessment conducted in the Third Ward neighborhood of Houston, TX.",
      "accessRestriction": "Authorization required",
      "status": "Contributor curated dataset",
      "source": "Rice University",
      "category": "Other",
      "isGeocoded": true,
      "geoExtent": "Selected neighborhood in the Houston area",
      "isInUdp": true,
      "isDownloadable": false,
      "keywords": "Third Ward; survey; Houston; health; neighborhood perception; housing conditions; housing; civic engagement; transportation; transportation access; food; food access; food insecurity; healthcare; access to healthcare; safety",
      "earliestDate": "2017-04-28",
      "latestDate": "2018-03-09",
      "specificYears": null,
      "releaseDate": "2020-03-01",
      "lastModifiedDatetime": 1670274417115
    },
    {
      "id": "bmlqrpv2g553",
      "udpName": "2020 CTA - City of Houston Council Districts Relationship File",
      "shortDescription": "Tables showing the relationship between 2020 Community Tabulation Areas (CTAs) and City of Houston Council Districts with percent coverage.",
      "accessRestriction": "Available to all members",
      "status": "UDP curated dataset",
      "source": "Various",
      "category": "Reference",
      "isGeocoded": false,
      "geoExtent": "City of Houston",
      "isInUdp": true,
      "isDownloadable": true,
      "keywords": "community tabulation area; CTA; COH; COH council districts; relationship; crosswalk; city of houston; city; houston",
      "earliestDate": "2022-11-14",
      "latestDate": "2022-11-14",
      "specificYears": null,
      "releaseDate": "2026-06-12",
      "lastModifiedDatetime": 1781532203204
    },
    {
      "id": "dp3g13934y4k",
      "udpName": "Housing Activity",
      "shortDescription": "Housing activity information for Houston and a few surrounding counties, including sales, price, inventory, price distribution, and Texas Housing Affordability Index (THAI).",
      "accessRestriction": "Available to all members",
      "status": "Raw dataset",
      "source": "TAMU",
      "category": "Economy",
      "isGeocoded": false,
      "geoExtent": "Texas",
      "isInUdp": true,
      "isDownloadable": false,
      "keywords": "housing activity; THAI; real estate; Houston\n",
      "earliestDate": "1990-01-01",
      "latestDate": "2016-08-31",
      "specificYears": null,
      "releaseDate": "2017-03-30",
      "lastModifiedDatetime": 1670359775959
    }
  ]
}

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