// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Atlanta?
Atlanta scores 68.2% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #96 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
68.2%
Rank
#96 / 388
Criteria present
39 / 86
Evidence coverage
90.7%
Atlanta's smart city score by area
5 present · 8 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
8 present · 4 partial · 0 absent
6 present · 6 partial · 1 absent
3 present · 7 partial · 1 absent
7 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
7 present · 0 partial · 1 absent
3 present · 9 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Atlanta is strong
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
Where the gaps are
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
Evidence highlights
Digital Government Services · Online payments for taxes & fees
The Atlanta Watershed Management website provides an option to "Pay My Bill" for water services online.
https://www.atlantawatershed.org/Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
MARTA operates a public transport network in Atlanta, including rail lines and bus services, as evidenced by mentions of 'View Rail Line Schedules' and 'MARTA Bus Service'.
https://www.itsmarta.com/Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Open schedule data (GTFS)
MARTA provides an open General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) feed, which is updated periodically and available for app developers to use for trip planning.
https://www.itsmarta.com/app-developer-resources.aspxPublic Transport & Real-Time Information · Real-time arrivals (GTFS-RT)
MARTA offers real-time arrival tracking for its services, including a GTFS-Realtime feed for buses and a developer API providing real-time train data with arrival predictions and vehicle positions.
https://www.itsmarta.com/About this assessment
Atlanta was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-09-03 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.