City assessment
How smart is San Antonio?
San Antonio scores 81.1% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #24 of 386 by smart reach and #41 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. 3 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
#24 / 386
Smart score
81.1%
Evidenced rank
#41 / 387
Criteria present
59 / 86
Evidence coverage
94.2%
San Antonio's smart city score by area
11 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
5 present · 7 partial · 0 absent
10 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
8 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
7 present · 4 partial · 2 absent
8 present · 0 partial · 0 absent
10 present · 4 partial · 0 absent
Where San Antonio is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Health & Digital Health · 1 absent, 2 partial
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency · 1 absent, 2 partial
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility · 3 partial
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles · 3 partial
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience · 3 partial
Not yet assessed
3 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.
- Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure1 of 4
- Energy & Smart Grid1 of 4
- Solid Waste & Circular Economy1 of 4
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
The Open Data SA portal provides City data under an open license that allows the public to reuse and redistribute the data.
https://data.sanantonio.gov/aboutConnectivity & ICT Infrastructure · City IoT / sensor network
The San Antonio Water System (SAWS) has deployed ConnectH2O, a technology that uses specially equipped water meters to collect hourly readings from homes and businesses and transmit them back to SAWS for water management.
https://www.saws.org/your-saws/connecth2o/Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · 3D digital twin / city model
UT San Antonio received a 'digital-twin grant' to help researchers address urban challenges, indicating the development or use of a digital twin for the city.
https://utsa.edu/today/2023/10/story/digital-twin-grant-will-help-researchers-tackle-urban-challenges.htmlUrban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Integrated urban data platform
The SmartSA initiative, managed by the City of San Antonio's Information Technology Services Department, includes an 'Interlocal Data Sharing Agreement (IDSA)' that provides a framework for partners to coordinate and implement shared, data-informed projects…
https://innovatesanantonio.org/About this assessment
San Antonio 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.