// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Lincoln?
Lincoln, United Kingdom, scores 67.4% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #50 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
67.4%
Rank
#50 / 386
Criteria present
48 / 86
Evidence coverage
79.1%
Lincoln's smart city score by area
9 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
6 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
8 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
5 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
9 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
6 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Lincoln is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Health & Digital Health
Where the gaps are
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Lincolnshire County Council operates an official open data portal called "Lincolnshire Open Data" (lincolnshire.ckan.io) which aims to free up the county's data.
https://lincolnshire.ckan.io/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
Lincolnshire County Council publishes high-value datasets, specifically monthly spending data over a certain threshold, which falls under budget and procurement categories.
https://lincolnshire.ckan.io/dataset/lincolnshire-county-council-spendingConnectivity & ICT Infrastructure · Fibre / high-speed broadband coverage
The Onlincolnshire campaign is involved in superfast broadband deployment across Lincolnshire, and Lightspeed is bringing gigabit broadband with high speeds to areas including South Lincolnshire.
https://www.onlincolnshire.org/Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · City IoT / sensor network
The Things Network community in Lincoln is building a public IoT data network to spur innovation, enable smart IoT solutions, and support Smart Cities initiatives like remote flood monitoring.
https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/lincoln/About this assessment
Lincoln was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-10 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.