City assessment
How smart is Hamilton?
Hamilton scores 68.9% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #151 of 386 by smart reach and #167 on the evidence alone, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Each criterion counts in full where the evidence shows it present, half where partial and nothing where absent, weighted by its category. 10 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 24 Oct 2026.
Smart reach rank
#151 / 386
Smart score
68.9%
Evidenced rank
#167 / 387
Criteria present
49 / 86
Evidence coverage
80.2%
Hamilton's smart city score by area
8 present · 5 partial · 1 absent · 1 not yet assessed
8 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 2 not yet assessed
7 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
4 present · 3 partial · 4 absent
9 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
7 present · 0 partial · 1 absent
6 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 5 not yet assessed
Where Hamilton is strong
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy · 3 absent
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Water & Sanitation · 3 partial
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning · 1 absent
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions · 2 partial
Not yet assessed
10 of 86 criteria have no finding yet, either way. They count as nothing in the score until one is made, and they are not gaps.
- Critical Infrastructure Resilience2 of 3
- Governance & Smart-City Operating Model2 of 4
- Active & Shared Mobility1 of 4
- Disaster Risk & Resilience1 of 4
- Energy & Smart Grid1 of 4
- Public Safety & Emergency1 of 4
- Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles1 of 4
- Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin1 of 3
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The City of Hamilton maintains an official 'Open Data' page on its website.
https://www.hamilton.ca/city-council/data-maps/open-dataOpen Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
The City of Hamilton provides 'Open Data Licence Terms and Conditions' on its official website.
https://www.hamilton.ca/city-council/data-maps/open-data/open-data-licence-terms-and-conditionsDigital Government Services · Unified online services portal
The 'my.hamilton.ca' portal appears to be a unified online services portal, listing various municipal services such as Building Permits, Business Related Services, By-law, Parking and Provincial Offences, Garbage and Recycling, Taxes, and Water and Sewers.
https://my.hamilton.caConnectivity & ICT Infrastructure · City IoT / sensor network
The Things Network has a community in Hamilton focused on building a city-wide LoRaWAN network to provide data connectivity for devices to connect to the internet.
https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/hamilton/About this assessment
Hamilton was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 24 Oct 2026 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, or left not yet assessed, and every finding links to where it was found. Cities are re-assessed in runs, not continuously: the latest finished on 24 Oct 2026.