What is a smart city?

A smart city is an urban area that uses digital technology to collect data and to operate/provide city services like transportation, sanitation and public utilities. Data can be collected from citizens, devices, buildings, or cameras. There are currently 142 smart cities around the world.

Los Angeles

"Smart LA 2028"

https://ita.lacity.gov/sites/g/files/wph1626/files/2021-05/SmartLA2028%20-%20Smart%20City%20Strategy.pdf

"California Homeowners Are Getting Cancelled By Their Insurers And The Reasons Are Dubious"
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-01-12/california-homeowners-are-getting-cancelled-by-their-insurers-and-the-reasons-are-dubious

"California Insurer Canceled Policies Months Before Los Angeles Wildfires"

https://www.newsweek.com/california-insurer-canceled-policies-months-before-los-angeles-wildfires-2011521

“CHD Sues Los Angeles Over Refusal to Release ‘Smart City’Documents”
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/chd-lawsuit-los-angeles-smart-city-documents/

Maui

"JUMPSmartMaui Project"

https://social-innovation.hitachi/en-us/case_studies/the-new-smart-grid-in-hawaii-jumpsmartmaui-project/

"Maui wildfire report: Officials declined extra help before a deadly inferno engulfed Lahaina, killing more than 100 people"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CSg77dX8HY

The Carolinas

"The Future of Smart City Technology in North Carolina"

https://techbullion.com/the-future-of-smart-city-technology-in-north-carolina/

"Wildfires in the Carolinas prompt a state of emergency, evacuations"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025/03/02/carolinas-wildfires-evacuations/

"Myrtle Beach, S.C., Smart City Plans Prompt Surveillance Concerns"

https://www.govtech.com/smart-cities/myrtle-beach-s-c-smart-city-plans-prompt-surveillance-concerns