// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is San Jose?
San Jose scores 72.8% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #58 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
72.8%
Rank
#58 / 388
Criteria present
46 / 86
Evidence coverage
91.9%
San Jose's smart city score by area
9 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
6 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
7 present · 6 partial · 0 absent
5 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
9 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 0 absent
5 present · 9 partial · 0 absent
Where San Jose is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Health & Digital Health
Where the gaps are
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The City of San Jose operates an official 'San Jose CA Open Data Portal' which is committed to open and honest government.
https://data.sanjoseca.gov/Open Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
At least one dataset, 'Water Service Provider', explicitly states its license as 'Creative Commons Attribution' on the open data portal.
https://data.sanjoseca.gov/dataset/water-service-providerOpen Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The San Jose Open Data Portal publishes high-value datasets, including 'Water Service Provider' (environment) and 'Unhoused Traffic Fatalities in San Jose' (transport), with tags like 'Environment' and 'Public Safety' also present.
https://data.sanjoseca.gov/dataset/water-service-providerOpen Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
Datasets on the San Jose Open Data Portal are accessible via programmatic APIs, specifically an 'ArcGIS GeoServices REST API', in addition to various file download formats.
https://data.sanjoseca.gov/pages/api-accessAbout this assessment
San Jose 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.