// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Long Beach?
Long Beach scores 25.5% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #229 of 297 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
25.5%
Rank
#229 / 297
Criteria present
15 / 86
Evidence coverage
31.4%
Long Beach's smart city score by area
3 present · 0 partial · 2 absent · 10 not assessed
4 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
2 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 8 not assessed
1 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 6 not assessed
3 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 7 not assessed
1 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
1 present · 0 partial · 1 absent · 12 not assessed
Where Long Beach is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
Where the gaps are
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Long Beach operates an open data portal, as evidenced by a DCAT catalog available at maps.longbeach.gov/api/feed/dcat-us/1.1.json, which lists datasets like 'Special Setback Areas'. The URL data.longbeach.gov also suggests an official open data presence.
https://maps.longbeach.gov/api/feed/dcat-us/1.1.jsonOpen Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
Long Beach publishes high-value datasets, including a 'Gtfs Feed Long Beach Transit' for transportation data and 'Special Setback Areas' which is a geographic dataset.
https://maps.longbeach.gov/api/feed/dcat-us/1.1.jsonOpen Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
Long Beach provides programmatic access to data through an API endpoint that returns a DCAT catalog, and also offers a 'Gtfs Feed Long Beach Transit' which is a machine-readable feed for transit data.
https://maps.longbeach.gov/api/feed/dcat-us/1.1.jsonPublic Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
Long Beach Transit operates a public transport network, as indicated by mentions of 'Long Beach Transit' and the ability to add a 'Transit Card' to Apple Wallet.
https://ridelbt.com/About this assessment
Long Beach 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.