// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Carlisle?
Carlisle, United Kingdom, scores 39.3% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #165 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
39.3%
Rank
#165 / 213
Criteria present
28 / 82
Evidence coverage
46.3%
Carlisle's smart city score by area
7 present · 3 partial · 11 absent
3 present · 1 partial · 7 absent · 5 not assessed
7 present · 0 partial · 6 absent · 4 not assessed
9 present · 4 partial · 6 absent · 1 not assessed
2 present · 2 partial · 4 absent
Where Carlisle is strong
- ▸Resilience & Climate Adaptation
- ▸Interoperability & Open Standards
- ▸Data Governance, Privacy & Ethics
- ▸Digital Inclusion & Literacy
- ▸Pervasive IoT Sensing
Where the gaps are
- ▸Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
- ▸Smart Energy & Buildings
- ▸Digital Twin
- ▸Open Data by Default
- ▸Smart Water & Waste
Evidence highlights
Open Data by Default · Official open data portal
Cumberland Council, the local authority for Carlisle, has a dedicated 'open data' section on its official website.
https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/your-council/legal-and-financial-information/open-dataCity Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange · Data sharing / exchange
Cumberland Council has an 'open data' section on its official website, indicating mechanisms for data sharing.
https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/your-council/legal-and-financial-information/open-dataReal-time Public Transit Intelligence · Real-time arrivals / GTFS-RT
Stagecoach, a major bus operator, provides live bus times and up-to-date timetables for its services, which would include those in Carlisle.
https://www.stagecoachbus.com/Real-time Public Transit Intelligence · Open transit data
Stagecoach provides open data for its bus services, and Cumberland Council, which includes Carlisle, has a general open data portal.
https://www.cumberland.gov.uk/your-council/legal-and-financial-information/open-dataAbout this assessment
Carlisle 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.