// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Eindhoven?

Eindhoven scores 49.4% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #183 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

49.4%

Rank

#183 / 386

Criteria present

37 / 86

Evidence coverage

55.8%

Eindhoven's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation63%

3 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 7 not assessed

Mobility & Transport92%

5 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate83%

5 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 7 not assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste65%

6 present · 1 partial · 3 absent · 1 not assessed

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion75%

8 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment75%

4 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model78%

6 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed

Where Eindhoven is strong

  • Public Transport & Real-Time Information
  • Air Quality & Monitoring
  • Housing & Urban Planning
  • Health & Digital Health
  • Culture, Tourism & Recreation

Where the gaps are

  • Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
  • Digital Government Services
  • Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
  • Critical Infrastructure Resilience
  • Open Data & Transparency

Evidence highlights

Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · City IoT / sensor network

Eindhoven has an active 'The Things Network Community' that is developing open Internet of Things data connectivity for citizens and local companies, with an aim to expand from a city-wide open data network.

https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/eindhoven/

Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network

Eindhoven is served by a public bus transport network operated by Hermes and Arriva under the 'Bravo' brand, as part of the public transport system in the province of Noord-Brabant. Specific bus routes for Eindhoven are listed, such as 'Eindhoven Blixembosc…

https://www.bravo.info/

Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Open schedule data (GTFS)

A GTFS feed named 'gtfs-nl' is available for the Netherlands, providing structured public transit data for 2846 routes and 51468 stops operated by 40 transit agencies, which would include Eindhoven.

https://busmaps.com/en/netherlands/Ovapi/gtfs-nl

Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Integrated / contactless ticketing

Public transport in the Netherlands, including the Bravo network in Brabant, is transitioning from the OV-chipkaart to OVpay, which allows passengers to check in and out using their debit card, credit card, mobile phone, or a new OV-pas.

https://www.bravo.info/

About this assessment

Eindhoven was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-12 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.