// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is San Antonio?
San Antonio scores 70.4% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #76 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
70.4%
Rank
#76 / 388
Criteria present
43 / 86
Evidence coverage
90.7%
San Antonio's smart city score by area
8 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
5 present · 7 partial · 0 absent
7 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
7 present · 3 partial · 1 absent
6 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
6 present · 2 partial · 0 absent
4 present · 9 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
Where San Antonio is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
Where the gaps are
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The City of San Antonio operates an official open data portal called 'Open Data SA' where city data is made available, as stated on its homepage and dataset listings.
https://data.sanantonio.gov/datasetOpen 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/aboutOpen Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The Open Data SA portal publishes various high-value datasets, including Building Permits, SAPD Arrests, SAPD Calls for Service, SAPD Offenses, 311 Service Calls, and economic development data like SATX Industry Clusters and Median Income.
https://data.sanantonio.gov/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The Open Data SA portal lists 'ArcGIS GeoServices REST API' as a format for accessing data, indicating programmatic API access in addition to file downloads.
https://data.sanantonio.gov/About this assessment
San Antonio 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.