// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Gloucester?

Gloucester, United Kingdom, scores 31.7% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #193 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

31.7%

Rank

#193 / 213

Criteria present

22 / 82

Evidence coverage

36.6%

Gloucester's smart city score by area

Data & Digital Foundation29%

5 present · 1 partial · 13 absent · 2 not assessed

Mobility45%

3 present · 3 partial · 4 absent · 6 not assessed

Environment & Resources46%

5 present · 3 partial · 6 absent · 3 not assessed

Governance & People54%

6 present · 1 partial · 5 absent · 8 not assessed

Economy & Method38%

3 present · 0 partial · 5 absent

Where Gloucester is strong

  • Pervasive IoT Sensing
  • Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
  • Smart Water & Waste
  • Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
  • Public Safety & Emergency Response

Where the gaps are

  • Digital Twin
  • Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
  • Open Data by Default
  • City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
  • Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)

Evidence highlights

Open Data by Default · Official open data portal

Gloucester City Council maintains an official "Open Data" section on its website.

https://www.gloucester.gov.uk/about-the-council/transparency/open-data/

Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring · Air-quality monitoring network

Gloucester is listed on the UK Air Quality Archive, indicating the presence of air quality management areas, which are typically based on monitoring data.

https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/aqma/local-authorities?la_id=117

Resilience & Climate Adaptation · Early-warning systems

The City of Gloucester uses 'Gloucester Emergency Alerts, powered by Smart911,' as its official emergency notification system to communicate with residents during emergencies.

https://gloucester-ma.gov/

Digital Government / e-Services · Online transactional services

The City of Gloucester, MA, utilizes Smart911 for official emergency alerts, which is an online public service for communication with residents.

https://gloucester-ma.gov/

About this assessment

Gloucester was assessed against the 82 criteria of the DC20 smart city framework on 2026-07-01 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 — see how smart cities are measured. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.