// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Ripon?
Ripon, United Kingdom, scores 70% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #37 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
70%
Rank
#37 / 386
Criteria present
50 / 86
Evidence coverage
81.4%
Ripon's smart city score by area
12 present · 2 partial · 1 absent
4 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 4 not assessed
8 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
8 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
8 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
4 present · 3 partial · 1 absent
6 present · 5 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed
Where Ripon is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Water & Sanitation
Where the gaps are
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
North Yorkshire Council, which covers Ripon, operates an official open data platform called "Data North Yorkshire" where a lot of information is freely available.
https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/your-council/transparency-freedom-information-and-data-protection/freedom-information-requests-and-open-dataOpen Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
Data available on the "Data North Yorkshire" platform can be reused under the government's public sector open data licence.
https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/your-council/transparency-freedom-information-and-data-protection/freedom-information-requests-and-open-dataOpen Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
North Yorkshire Council's open data platform includes information on topics such as highways and public transport, household waste recycling centres, and social care, which are considered high-value datasets.
https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/your-council/transparency-freedom-information-and-data-protection/freedom-information-requests-and-open-dataOpen Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
Data from the "Data North Yorkshire" platform can be reused via an API.
https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/your-council/transparency-freedom-information-and-data-protection/freedom-information-requests-and-open-dataAbout this assessment
Ripon 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.