Smart City
A connected infrastructure term linked to sensors, digital systems, mobility, automation or asset intelligence.
Smart City Explained
Smart City is a key term within smart infrastructure, where it is used across construction, infrastructure, transport and industrial project delivery. In practical terms, it helps describe how work is planned, specified, delivered, measured or maintained on real sites and assets. Understanding smart city is useful because the same language is often shared by contractors, designers, suppliers, asset owners, public authorities and investors.
Within Highways.Today’s Dictionary, smart city should be read as part of the wider vocabulary of connected assets, sensors, intelligent mobility, automation and digitally enabled infrastructure operations. It may appear in technical specifications, tender documents, project reports, equipment guides, safety plans, design models, maintenance schedules or news articles. Exact requirements can vary by country, project type, contract form, standard and manufacturer, so readers should always check the relevant local guidance, drawings, regulations and professional advice before relying on the term for design, procurement or operational decisions.
Articles Featuring Smart City
Yunex Traffic Powering Hamburg’s Smart Mobility Leap
7th September 2025
Yunex Traffic Powering Hamburg’s Smart Mobility Leap Hamburg is embarking on one of Germany’s most ambitious traffic modernisation programmes, replacing…
A Universal Rulebook for Flood-Resilient Urban Transport
26th July 2025
A Universal Rulebook for Flood-Resilient Urban Transport As climate change accelerates, the threat of extreme weather events grows ever more…
Audio Detection Accuracy for Smart City Listening
9th July 2025
Audio Detection Accuracy for Smart City Listening Imagine a world where machines don’t just hear, but listen intently—distinguishing a door creak…
Singapore Gears Up for Urban Mobility Week 2026
2nd July 2025
Singapore Gears Up for Urban Mobility Week 2026 Singapore is preparing to roll out the red carpet for one of…
Driving Global Road Safety Innovation with AI
23rd June 2025
Driving Global Road Safety Innovation with AI While most people might see the morning commute as just another grind, road…
Ushering in a New Era of Urban Mobility with Arrive
14th June 2025
Ushering in a New Era of Urban Mobility with Arrive The global mobility landscape is undergoing a seismic shift, one…
ASCE and Esri Join Forces to Revolutionise Infrastructure Planning
21st April 2025
ASCE and Esri Join Forces to Revolutionise Infrastructure Planning In a game-changing move for infrastructure planning and public policy, the…
Mapping the Future at Geo Connect Asia 2025
16th April 2025
Mapping the Future at Geo Connect Asia 2025 Geo Connect Asia 2025 celebrates a successful show in Singapore having brought…
Editorial Note
The Highways.Today Dictionary is maintained as an editorial reference resource for construction, infrastructure, transport and industrial technology professionals. Definitions are intended to support understanding, discovery and research, and may be expanded over time as the Dictionary evolves into a broader illustrated industry reference.