// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is St Davids?

St Davids, United Kingdom, scores 43.5% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #139 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

43.5%

Rank

#139 / 213

Criteria present

29 / 82

Evidence coverage

50%

St Davids's smart city score by area

Data & Digital Foundation38%

5 present · 2 partial · 9 absent · 5 not assessed

Mobility69%

8 present · 2 partial · 3 absent · 3 not assessed

Environment & Resources57%

7 present · 3 partial · 5 absent · 2 not assessed

Governance & People50%

7 present · 4 partial · 7 absent · 2 not assessed

Economy & Method31%

2 present · 1 partial · 5 absent

Where St Davids is strong

  • EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
  • Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
  • Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
  • Interoperability & Open Standards
  • Open Data by Default

Where the gaps are

  • Digital Twin
  • City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
  • Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
  • Innovation Ecosystem
  • Digital Inclusion & Literacy

Evidence highlights

Open Data by Default · Official open data portal

Wales, which includes St Davids, has official open data portals such as StatsWales and DataMap Wales, as well as a specific Pembrokeshire leisure open data portal.

https://stats.gov.wales/en-GB

Open Data by Default · Open APIs / programmatic access

The StatsWales portal explicitly offers API access for programmatic retrieval of data.

https://stats.gov.wales/en-GB

Open Data by Default · High-value dataset coverage

High-value datasets are covered, including geospatial data via DataMap Wales and the Environmental Information Portal, and transport data via the Department for Transport's road traffic site and Transport for Wales.

https://datamap.gov.wales/

Real-time Public Transit Intelligence · Real-time arrivals / GTFS-RT

The new Traveline App, which covers the UK, will offer live departures and real-time updates for public transport.

https://www.traveline.info/

About this assessment

St Davids 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.