// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Dallas?
Dallas scores 28.1% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #219 of 297 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
28.1%
Rank
#219 / 297
Criteria present
18 / 86
Evidence coverage
34.9%
Dallas's smart city score by area
3 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 9 not assessed
3 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed
2 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 6 not assessed
1 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 10 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 5 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
0 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 12 not assessed
Where Dallas is strong
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
Where the gaps are
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The website dallasopendata.com contains technical elements and terms like 'add_column', 'convert_address', and 'create_geocoded_point_column', indicating a platform for managing and presenting data, consistent with an official open data portal.
https://www.dallasopendata.com/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The dallasopendata.com site mentions terms like 'city', 'state', 'street', 'zip_code', 'latitude', 'longitude', and 'geocoded point column', indicating the availability of geospatial and address data. Additionally, api.dart.org suggests an API for Dallas Ar…
https://www.dallasopendata.com/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The URL api.dart.org and its page text, which includes 'SERVER_NAME api.dart.org' and 'REQUEST_METHOD GET', clearly indicate the presence of a programmatic API for Dallas Area Rapid Transit.
https://api.dart.org/Culture, Tourism & Recreation · Culture / recreation provision
Dallas provides data on cultural, sport, and recreation facilities through its official websites, including a 'Public Art Interactive Map' from the Office of Arts and Culture and a 'Park Listing' and 'Trail Map' from Dallas Parks, which detail numerous recr…
https://www.dallasculture.org/About this assessment
Dallas was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-10 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.