// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Tampa?

Tampa scores 49.7% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #123 of 297 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

49.7%

Rank

#123 / 297

Criteria present

35 / 86

Evidence coverage

59.3%

Tampa's smart city score by area

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation69%

4 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 7 not assessed

Mobility & Transport83%

2 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed

Environment, Energy & Climate81%

5 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste50%

4 present · 2 partial · 4 absent · 1 not assessed

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion80%

7 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment79%

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

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model83%

8 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed

Where Tampa is strong

  • Health & Digital Health
  • Food Security & Urban Agriculture
  • Disaster Risk & Resilience
  • Open Data & Transparency
  • Green Space & Biodiversity

Where the gaps are

  • Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
  • Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
  • Energy & Smart Grid
  • Solid Waste & Circular Economy
  • Climate Action & Emissions

Evidence highlights

Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal

The City of Tampa operates an open data platform at opendata.tampa.gov for exploring and downloading open data, as evidenced by the portal's welcome page and specific dataset pages.

https://opendata.tampa.gov/

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-dataset

Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access

The City of Tampa's open data portal provides programmatic API access, as demonstrated by a help page for the API endpoint `/api/3/action/package_show` which describes parameters for retrieving dataset metadata.

https://opendata.tampa.gov/api/3/action/help_show?name=package_show

Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network

The Hillsborough Transit Authority (HART) plans, operates, and maintains mass transit facilities and provides transportation assistance in Hillsborough County, Florida. The City of Tampa's Mobility Department also mentions the TECO Streetcar.

https://www.tampa.gov/transportation

About this assessment

Tampa 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.