Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level (HIFLD) Data Platform

Overview:

This database includes critical infrastructure locations across 16 sectors, providing essential information for emergency planning, resource allocation, and national security analysis. All data is sourced from authoritative government and public sources.


Historical Context:

In August 2025, HIFLD Open, a public data portal managed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), was shut down. An aggregation of those open data sources was preserved in the Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) in order to remain a publicly accessible, open resource. The HSDL is managed by the Center for Homeland Defense and Security at the Naval Postgraduate School (CHDS) and is funded by DHS.


Currently:

DHS continues to manage HIFLD Secure, which contains commercially licensed and CUI (controlled unclassified) data on the Geospatial Information Infrastructure (GII). Access requires a GII account, a profile, and an approved Data Use Agreement (DUA).

Data and Resources

Field Value
accessRights Public
appAudience Civilians, Geospatial Researchers, Urban Planners, Law Enforcement, Emergency Managers, First Responders
catalogTarget ckan
cndp WSTC
creatorEmail hifld@hq.dhs.gov
creatorName Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data (HIFLD) Program
dataAuthType public
lang en
lastUpdateDate 2026-10-02
ndp_creator_md5 29d304491fe8a7fb0a3960ed85790ca6
pocEmail hifld@hq.dhs.gov
pocName Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data (HIFLD) Program
publisherType org
purpose <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 43, 88);">The HIFLD (Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data) Project is a U.S. geospatial database incorporating datasets related to various critical infrastructure sectors affecting national security.</span></p>
status submitted
theme ["Response Resources","Early Detection and Fast Fire Suppression","Fire Innovation Unit - eligible for FireWERX Challenge","Climate & Weather","Environment","Geospatial","Government & Public Administration","Population & Society"]
uploadType application
Tags
  • critical-infrastructure-exposure
  • emergency-response
  • ems-stations
  • fire-response
  • fire-stations
  • infrastructure
  • usgs
  • usgs-structures
isopen False
metadata_created 2026-10-30T16:31:01.894037
metadata_modified 2026-10-30T16:31:01.894043
notes <p><strong style="color: rgb(100, 116, 139); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);">Overview:</strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(100, 116, 139); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);">This database includes critical infrastructure locations across 16 sectors, providing essential information for emergency planning, resource allocation, and national security analysis. All data is sourced from authoritative government and public sources.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(100, 116, 139); background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);">Historical Context:</strong></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8); color: rgb(100, 116, 139);">In August 2025, HIFLD Open, a public data portal managed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), was shut down. An aggregation of those open data sources was preserved in the Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) in order to remain a publicly accessible, open resource. The HSDL is managed by the Center for Homeland Defense and Security at the Naval Postgraduate School (CHDS) and is funded by DHS.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8); color: rgb(100, 116, 139);">Currently:</strong></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8); color: rgb(100, 116, 139);">DHS continues to manage&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.dhs.gov/gmo/hifld" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);">HIFLD Secure</a><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8); color: rgb(100, 116, 139);">, which contains commercially licensed and CUI (controlled unclassified) data on the Geospatial Information Infrastructure (GII). Access requires a GII account, a profile, and an approved Data Use Agreement (DUA).</span></p>
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title Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level (HIFLD) Data Platform