City assessment
How smart is Tampa?
Tampa scores 75.8% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #108 of 386 by smart reach and #90 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. 8 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
#108 / 386
Smart score
75.8%
Evidenced rank
#90 / 387
Criteria present
60 / 86
Evidence coverage
82.6%
Tampa's smart city score by area
10 present · 0 partial · 2 absent · 3 not yet assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 4 not yet assessed
11 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
7 present · 3 partial · 1 absent
10 present · 1 partial · 2 absent
5 present · 3 partial · 0 absent
12 present · 2 partial · 0 absent
Where Tampa is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Digital Government Services · 2 absent
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles · 2 absent
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy · 1 absent, 2 partial
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation · 1 absent
Not yet assessed
8 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.
- Active & Shared Mobility3 of 4
- Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure3 of 4
- Energy & Smart Grid1 of 4
- Public Transport & Real-Time Information1 of 4
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
At least one dataset, the 'water-dataset', explicitly carries a 'Creative Commons Attribution' license on the City of Tampa's open data portal.
https://opendata.tampa.gov/dataset/water-datasetOpen Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The Tampa open data platform provides programmatic API access, as indicated by the API endpoint 'https://opendata.tampa.gov/api/3/action/package_list' which returns a JSON list of datasets, and the mention of 'discovering and building apps' on the main port…
https://opendata.tampa.gov/api/3/action/package_listSmart Traffic & Electric Vehicles · Traffic / congestion open data
Plan Hillsborough maintains and publishes current and historical traffic counts for major roads in Hillsborough County, including Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT) and Level of Service (LOS) in reports.
https://planhillsborough.org/traffic-counts/Air Quality & Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network
Hillsborough County, where Tampa is located, has an air quality monitoring network with fixed stations at locations like E.G. Simmons Park, Gardinier Park, East Bay, Munro Street, and Coast Guard Station, which measure pollutants including Ozone, Particulat…
https://floridadep.gov/air/air-monitoring/content/hillsborough-county-air-monitoringAbout this assessment
Tampa 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.