# AI-Powered Solutions for Local Governments & Municipalities Turn data into real-time insights that improve services, public safety, and infrastructure. [Stay Informed](#stay-informed) Introduction ## Modern Technology for the Future of Local Governments Across every community, local governments are unlocking new possibilities with the power of AI. NVIDIA equips municipalities with advanced computing, real-time analytics, and immersive [digital twins](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/glossary/digital-twin.md) that help leaders reimagine how cities operate and grow. From smarter transportation networks to proactive public safety, NVIDIA technologies accelerate innovation, enabling communities to become safer, more sustainable, and more connected. ### How NVIDIA Is Empowering States, Municipalities, and Universities to Drive Innovation NVIDIA is working with cities, states, and educational institutions to embed AI education and innovation across the U.S., with the goal of helping the next generation of American developers, researchers, and engineers lead the global AI economy. [See How NVIDIA Is Democratizing Access to AI](https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/economic-development-us/) Use Cases ## Discover How Local Governments Use AI #### Computer Vision Optimizing city operations with vision AI. Advanced smart city solutions with NVIDIA Metropolis address [critical urban challenges](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/case-studies/raleigh-smart-city.md) with departmental silos and help [cities](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ocuKybmPw4) make proactive, data-driven decisions. [Learn More About Innovative Ways to Enhance Services](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/case-studies/linker-vision-ai-smart-city-solutions.md) #### Digital Twins Boosting train station efficiency with digital twins and AI agents. Using OpenUSD and [NVIDIA Omniverse™](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/omniverse/enterprise.md) enables smooth, real-time, 4K visualization of railway buildings for users, letting them simulate scenarios for the best results. [Learn How to Improve Operational Efficiency](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/customer-stories/akila.md) #### Generative AI Using AI-powered language translation in criminal investigations. LILT's generative AI platform, powered by large language models (LLMs), translates time-sensitive information faster at scale by leveraging NVIDIA GPUs and NVIDIA NeMo™, an end-to-end enterprise framework for building, customizing, and deploying generative AI models. [Find Out How to Rapidly Translate Large Amounts of Content](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/customer-stories/lilt.md) #### Smart Cities Modernizing cities and urban environments with computer vision and digital twins. Smart cities use generative AI, computer vision, and [digital twins](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/glossary/digital-twin.md) to enhance safety and operational efficiency across a broad range of spaces, from city streets and airports to stadiums. With platforms like [Omniverse](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/omniverse.md) and [Metropolis](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/autonomous-machines/intelligent-video-analytics-platform.md), developers can build and integrate AI agents, digital twins, and real-time video analytics into city-scale solutions. [Build Smart Cities With AI](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/industries/smart-cities-and-spaces.md) ## Success Stories [More Customer Stories](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/case-studies.md) Solutions ## Explore the NVIDIA AI and Accelerated Computing Platform ### Discover Vision AI Agents Metropolis is an application framework, set of developer tools, and ecosystem that brings visual data and AI together. It simplifies the development, deployment, and scaling of visual AI agents from edge to cloud, enhancing operational efficiency, transportation systems, and safety across smart cities. [Learn About Metropolis](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/autonomous-machines/intelligent-video-analytics-platform.md) ### Accelerate City-Scale AI Cities across the globe are turning to digital twins and AI agents for urban planning and data-driven decision-making. The NVIDIA Blueprint for Smart City AI provides the complete software stack needed to accelerate the development and testing of AI agents in physically accurate digital twins of cities. [Learn About the NVIDIA Blueprint for Smart City AI](https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/smart-city-ai-blueprint-europe/) [Watch the Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k3Y6KRGPxo) ### Deploy the Power of Simulation Omniverse enables physically accurate digital twins and city-scale simulations to help design infrastructure, anticipate challenges, and optimize resources. NVIDIA Cosmos™ accelerates physical AI development with world models, guardrails, and data pipelines that generate synthetic data and speed up model training. [Learn About Omniverse and Digital Twins](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/omniverse/solutions/digital-twins.md) [Learn About Cosmos World Models](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/omniverse/synthetic-data.md) ### Understanding Cities With Vision Language Models Cosmos is a platform purpose-built for physical AI, featuring state-of-the-art generative world foundation models, guardrails, and an accelerated data processing and curation pipeline. With Cosmos, developers can accelerate physical AI development for autonomous vehicles (AVs), robots, and video analytics AI agents. [Explore Cosmos Reason](https://build.nvidia.com/nvidia/cosmos-reason1-7b) ### Unlock the Power of LLMs LLMs are hard to develop and maintain, requiring mountains of data, technical expertise, and massive compute. NeMo and its pretrained foundation models dramatically simplify this process. NeMo LLM service running on the NVIDIA AI platform offers the fastest path to customizing and deploying LLMs or accessing them through the API service. [Learn About the NeMo LLM Service](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/gpu-cloud/nemo-llm-service.md) ### Improve Engagement With Speech and Translation AI [NVIDIA® Riva](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/ai-data-science/products/riva.md) is a multilingual speech and translation AI SDK for building fully customizable, real-time conversational AI pipelines. These include automatic speech recognition, text-to-speech, and neural machine translation applications that can be deployed in clouds, in data centers, at the edge, or on embedded devices. [Learn About NVIDIA Riva](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/ai-data-science/products/riva.md) ## NVIDIA Partners for Local Government NVIDIA solutions for local government and smart cities go beyond products. Our partners are here to assist your organization at every level, helping you build and execute transformative AI strategies, products, and services. [Meet Our Partners](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/industries/smart-cities/partners.md) Resources ## Take a Deeper Dive Into AI in Local Government 1. Videos 2. Sessions 3. Publications 4. Podcasts 5. Community ### Physical AI for Smart Cities Physical AI is revolutionizing cities by combining vision AI with digital twins to manage transportation operations, facilitate urban growth, optimize resources, and respond to complex city challenges in real time. [Watch the Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TISROlsLYQg) ### Building Smart Cities With Digital Twins and Agentic AI Digital twins and AI agents enable smarter infrastructure design, accelerated decision-making, and real-time operational management. [Watch the Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJpBp2gwk2Y) ### Build and Test Smart City AI Agents in Digital Twins The NVIDIA Blueprint for Smart City AI enables developers to build, train, and deploy AI agents and digital twins at scale. [Watch the Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k3Y6KRGPxo&t=1s) ### Intelligent Transportation Systems Discover how intelligent transportation systems (ITS) use connected sensors, scenario simulation, and video analytics AI agents to boost the safety, efficiency, and [sustainability of transport](https://nvidia.highspot.com/items/63324261cea839a1cb720b34#1) infrastructure, from roadways to public transit. [Learn How to Enhance Roadway Operations and Safety](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/lp/autonomous-machines/ebook-paving-safe-roadways-with-ai.md) ### Ports Find out how ports across [sea](https://nvidia.highspot.com/items/651ae3b4a1eb75699afd4e6c?lfrm=srp.4#1), [air](https://nvidia.highspot.com/items/64c7e817517861dc208a6150?lfrm=srp.2#1), and logistics hubs are using AI tools to simulate complex operations, analyze sensor data in real time, and predict disruptions—creating faster, safer workflows in environments where even brief downtime carries enormous financial and operational risk. [Learn How NVIDIA Optimizes Port Operations](https://nvidia.highspot.com/items/651ae3b4a1eb75699afd4e6c?lfrm=srp.4#1) ### Smart Buildings Explore ways to enhance efficiency, lower costs, and improve safety for buildings, stadiums, and campus venues with AI and digital twins. [Discover How to Boost Operational Efficiency and Safety in Physical Spaces](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/autonomous-machines/ai-for-smart-spaces-ebook.md) ### How to Build a Smart City State and local governments are under pressure to deliver modern services, facing challenges with budgets, staffing shortages, and long procurement cycles. Hear from leaders proving that AI-powered smart cities aren’t a futuristic concept. [Listen [37:54]](https://open.spotify.com/episode/4JCcqWovjPIpctJWSNX0c3?si=szYg2S4VRmyyDfyE5F2RNw&nd=1&dlsi=3956889957754495) ### Mayor Matt Mahan on How AI Is Changing City Life in San Jose AI is making San Jose, California, smarter, optimizing transit, translating meetings in real time, upskilling city staff, and powering pioneering civic programs. Learn how AI is helping to streamline services and create a more responsive city for everyone. [Listen [46:38]](https://open.spotify.com/episode/4RyXQ9zQIOJblWvIBeKxA3) ### How AI Can Transform Government Services AI  is changing the concept of the “smart city.” Learn how all of the data from sensors and connected devices can be parsed, combined, and amplified to make something greater than the sum of its parts. [Listen [28:32]](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ai-powered-cities-how-artificial-intelligence-can-transform/id1708237666?i=1000698688848) ### NVIDIA Developer Program Connect with millions of like-minded developers and access hundreds of GPU-accelerated containers, models, and SDKs—all the tools necessary to successfully build apps with NVIDIA technology—through the NVIDIA Developer Program. [Join the Developer Program](https://developer.nvidia.com/developer-program?ncid=progr-632352#cid=dev03_progr_en-us) [Explore the NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/training.md) ### NVIDIA Inception Evolve your startup with go-to-market support, technical expertise, training, and funding opportunities. [Apply to NVIDIA Inception](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/startups/?nvid=nv-int-bnr-979140-vt08#cid=in01_nv-int-bnr_en-us) ### NVIDIA Connect for ISV Innovation Join a global network of software development companies and service providers and accelerate your time to market. [Apply to NVIDIA Connect for ISVs](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/programs/isv.md) ## Get Started ### Stay Up to Date on NVIDIA News for Local Government [Stay Informed](#stay-informed) ### Request a Consultation Talk to an NVIDIA product specialist about your professional needs. 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