ISO TR 37150-2014 PDF

Full title and description

ISO/TR 37150:2014 — Smart community infrastructures — Review of existing activities relevant to metrics. This technical report reviews existing metric-related activities, methodologies and initiatives applicable to community infrastructures (energy, water, transport, waste, ICT) to help stakeholders understand available approaches for measuring "smartness" and performance of community infrastructures.

Abstract

ISO/TR 37150:2014 provides a review of existing activities relevant to metrics for smart community infrastructures. The document addresses the concept of smartness in terms of performance that is relevant to technologically implementable solutions, in line with sustainable development and community resilience. It focuses on technical aspects of published, implemented or discussed methodologies for infrastructure sectors (energy, water, transportation, waste and ICT) and is not presented as a prescriptive best-practice standard.

General information

• Status: Published.
• Publication date: 14 February 2014 (Edition 1).
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
• ICS / categories: 13.020.20 (Environmental economics. Sustainability / Smart community infrastructures).
• Edition / version: Edition 1 (2014).
• Number of pages: 110 pages.

Scope

The technical report surveys and analyses existing metric-related activities, indicator frameworks and measurement approaches that have been published, implemented or discussed for smart community infrastructures. It covers typical community infrastructure sectors (energy, water, transportation, waste management and ICT) and concentrates on the technical aspects of metrics — e.g., definitions, categorizations and comparability — while explicitly excluding detailed economic, political or societal analyses and avoiding prescriptive recommendations.

Key topics and requirements

• Review and mapping of existing metric initiatives and indicator frameworks relevant to smart community infrastructures.
• Classification of metrics by infrastructure sector (energy, water, transport, waste, ICT) and by technical/functional dimensions of "smartness" (performance, interoperability, resilience, availability).
• Identification of gaps, overlaps and areas needing harmonization to improve transparency and comparability of metrics.
• Discussion of how existing approaches can inform development of standardized performance metrics and future standards work (informative guidance rather than normative requirements).
• Support material for standards developers and city/community stakeholders planning measurement approaches for smart infrastructures.

Typical use and users

Primary users include standards developers, municipal planners, infrastructure owners and operators, utilities, consultants, researchers and policy makers who need an overview of existing metric activities and guidance on metric selection and harmonization. The report is used as a reference to inform subsequent standards, indicator sets and local measurement programs rather than as a mandatory specification.

Related standards

ISO/TR 37150:2014 is part of ISO/TC 268 work on smart community infrastructures and is closely related to several other documents in the ISO 371xx family, notably: ISO/TS 37151 / ISO 37151 (Principles and requirements for performance metrics — development and later revision), ISO/TR 37152:2016 (common framework for development and operation), ISO 37120 (indicators for city services and quality of life), ISO 37122 / ISO 37123 (smart and resilient city indicators) and later maturity/assessment work such as ISO 37153. These related standards provide complementary normative principles, indicator sets and operational frameworks that build on or reference the metric review in ISO/TR 37150.

Keywords

smart community infrastructures, metrics, indicators, performance measurement, energy, water, transportation, waste, ICT, harmonization, ISO/TC 268.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO/TR 37150:2014 is a technical report that reviews existing activities and approaches relevant to metrics for smart community infrastructures; it summarizes and analyzes available metric initiatives rather than prescribing normative requirements.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers the review of metric-related initiatives and methodologies for community infrastructure sectors (energy, water, transport, waste, ICT), focusing on technical aspects of measurement, classification of metrics and identification of gaps and overlaps. It does not provide prescriptive best-practice requirements or address economic/political analyses in depth.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Users include municipal and community planners, infrastructure owners and operators, utilities, consultants, researchers and standards developers who need a consolidated view of existing metric activities to inform local measurement programs or further standards work.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: ISO/TR 37150:2014 remains a published technical report (published 14 February 2014). It is an informative review and has informed later normative work (for example ISO/TS 37151 and its later revision ISO 37151:2024) and other ISO 371xx documents, but ISO/TR 37150 itself is not listed as withdrawn or superseded on the ISO catalogue. Users should consult newer ISO 371xx publications for current normative requirements.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it is part of the ISO 371xx family produced by ISO/TC 268 (Sustainable cities and communities / Smart community infrastructures). The TR forms part of a broader set of guidance and standards (ISO 37120, ISO 37122, ISO 37123, ISO 37151, ISO/TR 37152, ISO 37153, etc.) addressing indicators, metrics principles and frameworks for smart, sustainable and resilient communities.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: smart community infrastructures; metrics; indicators; performance measurement; harmonization; energy; water; transport; waste; ICT; ISO/TC 268.