Overview
ISO 37170:2022 - Smart community infrastructures - Data framework for infrastructure governance based on digital technology in smart cities - defines a unified data framework to support digital governance of city infrastructure. The standard provides structure and guidance for collecting, organizing and using data across smart community infrastructures to improve infrastructure governance, interoperability and decision-making. It applies to smart cities and can serve as a basis for future standardization and broader city-management applications.
Key Topics
- Data framework architecture: three-layer model of application, data platform and database to enable closed‑loop digital governance.
- Database taxonomy: core database types specified include:
- Geospatial data (framework data, city unit grid, addressing, transport, land use)
- Event data (classification, coding, attributes)
- Operation data (event handling process, evaluation of handling results)
- System operation supporting data (user authentication, regional and organization configuration, workflows, map and dictionary configurations)
- Metadata and data updating requirements
- Data platform and systems: recommended subsystems such as data capture, filing, collaborative work, monitoring, geocoding, evaluation, application maintenance and basic data resource management.
- Governance processes: digital governance workflow outlined in six steps - information collection, case filing, dispatching, processing, feedback and checking.
- Security, privacy and data sharing: principles for secure sharing, privacy protection and cross‑department collaboration.
- Case studies: Annex A provides examples demonstrating practical application of the data framework.
Applications and Who Uses It
ISO 37170:2022 is intended for stakeholders involved in smart city infrastructure and digital governance:
- City governments and municipal departments implementing centralized infrastructure management and incident handling.
- Urban planners and GIS professionals standardizing geospatial and city unit grid data.
- IT architects and platform providers building data platforms (capture, filing, geocoding, monitoring).
- Utility operators and transport agencies integrating event and operation data into workflows.
- Policy makers and data governance teams establishing data sharing, privacy and security policies.
Practical uses include unified incident reporting, integrated asset management, cross‑departmental service orchestration, real‑time monitoring and evidence‑based urban decision making.
Related Standards
- Complements other smart-city and ICT standards (see ISO/TC 268 work). It references data governance principles consistent with ISO/IEC enterprise and information‑security guidance and can be combined with geospatial and IoT standards for implementation.
Keywords: ISO 37170:2022, smart community infrastructures, data framework, infrastructure governance, smart cities, geospatial data, event data, digital governance, city unit grid, data sharing, privacy.