City assessment
How smart is Louisville?
Louisville scores 75.2% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #136 of 386 by smart reach and #97 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. 2 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
#136 / 386
Smart score
75.2%
Evidenced rank
#97 / 387
Criteria present
45 / 86
Evidence coverage
97.7%
Louisville's smart city score by area
8 present · 7 partial · 0 absent
6 present · 6 partial · 0 absent
6 present · 6 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
7 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
10 present · 3 partial · 0 absent
5 present · 3 partial · 0 absent
3 present · 11 partial · 0 absent
Where Louisville is strong
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience · 3 partial
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat · 3 partial
- ▸Digital Government Services · 3 partial
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure · 3 partial
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility · 3 partial
Not yet assessed
2 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.
- Energy & Smart Grid1 of 4
- Solid Waste & Circular Economy1 of 4
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
Louisville provides high-value datasets including 'Jefferson County KY LG&E Light Generating Devices' and various public transport data such as GTFS files, real-time vehicle position feeds, trip updates, and alerts.
https://data.louisvilleky.gov/datasets/jefferson-county-ky-lge-light-generating-devices/exploreConnectivity & ICT Infrastructure · Public Wi-Fi network
Louisville has announced the availability of free public Wi-Fi at Algonquin Park Pool.
https://louisvilleky.gov/news/mayor-greenberg-announces-renovations-underway-algonquin-park-pool-free-public-wi-fiUrban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Live city data dashboard
Louisville provides public dashboards, such as a Gun Violence Dashboard, an Office of Social Services Dashboard, and a Vision Zero Louisville Data Hub, accessible through its Open Data portal. A "Data Dashboard" is also mentioned by the Louisville Downtown …
https://data.louisvilleky.gov/dashboards/gun-violence-dashboardUrban Data Platform & Digital Twin · 3D digital twin / city model
Louisville's LOJIC (Louisville/Jefferson County Information Consortium) develops interactive maps, maintains geographic data, and provides map and data services, offering a geographic overview of the community with data on parcels, taxing districts, zoning,…
https://lojic.org/About this assessment
Louisville 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.