// 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
4 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 7 not assessed
2 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 9 not assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
4 present · 2 partial · 4 absent · 1 not assessed
7 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
5 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 1 not assessed
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-datasetOpen 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_showPublic 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/transportationAbout 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.