Smart Cities · Municipal Wi-Fi Engagement

Turn Public Wi-Fi Into a Citizen Intelligence Engine.

Cities invest millions in public Wi-Fi networks for parks, plazas, and downtown districts. Infotap transforms those networks into a continuous citizen feedback loop, capturing resident sentiment, service satisfaction, and community insight at the moment of connection. No surveys in the mail. No town halls required.

76%
Completion rate
across Infotap deployments
28s
median survey completion

Built for every public space your residents use

Parks & Recreation
Downtown Districts
Transit Stops
Civic Plazas
Event Spaces
Libraries & Community Centers

Deploys on any existing public Wi-Fi captive portal. No new infrastructure required.

The Citizen Data Gap

Cities Know Their Infrastructure. They Don't Know Their Residents.

The Old Approach

Annual surveys. Loud voices. Late answers.

City satisfaction surveys go out by mail or email, reaching residents who are already engaged, missing the majority who aren't. Town halls and community meetings attract the loudest voices, not the most representative ones. Resident satisfaction data arrives annually at best, is expensive to collect, and tells city leadership how things were, not how they are right now.

The Infotap Approach

Continuous citizen sentiment from actual public space users.

After the resident authenticates on the municipal network, Infotap is presented as the post-login destination, a voluntary 28-second survey to an already-connected resident. No account. No email address. No condition attached to access. No follow-up required. Cities get real-time resident sentiment from the people actually using their public spaces, continuously, automatically, and at a fraction of the cost of traditional resident surveys.

<5%
typical response rate for city-issued resident satisfaction surveys
Millions
of residents use public municipal Wi-Fi annually, almost none are ever asked about their experience

Research on municipal resident engagement and public Wi-Fi adoption rates.

The Buyer Chain

Built for Cities. Designed for the Teams That Build Them.

For City Government

Hear Your Residents. Act in Real Time.

  • Continuous resident sentiment from actual public space users
  • Real-time satisfaction data by park, plaza, and district
  • Equity reporting that reaches residents who never respond to mail surveys
  • Data-backed evidence for capital improvement and budget decisions
For Regional Authorities

Multi-Jurisdiction. Unified Dashboard.

  • Aggregate citizen data across multiple municipalities and service areas
  • Benchmark resident satisfaction across districts and service zones
  • Support grant applications and federal reporting with real citizen data
  • Long-range planning evidence from continuous, statistically reliable surveys
For Technology Integrators

Add Citizen Intelligence to Any Smart City Deployment.

  • REST API and Webhooks for seamless integration with smart city platforms
  • Embed Infotap into existing municipal Wi-Fi deployments in hours
  • White-label options available for branded city survey experiences
  • Power BI connector for unified smart city analytics dashboards
How It Works

From Public Wi-Fi Connection to Citizen Insight in Three Steps

Step 01

Resident Connects to Municipal Wi-Fi

The resident's authentication is handled entirely by the city's existing captive portal, unchanged. After successful authentication and Wi-Fi access is granted, the portal forwards the connected resident to Infotap as the post-login destination. The resident is already online when the survey appears. No new hardware, no app required.

Step 02

Survey Completed in 28 Seconds

Residents answer 3 to 5 questions on their phone about the space they're in, services they've used, or topics the city wants to understand. The format is fast, accessible, and available in multiple languages. Median completion time: 28 seconds.

Step 03

Real-Time Insight to City Leadership

Every response streams to the city's Infotap dashboard instantly. Monitor resident satisfaction by location, time of day, and survey topic. AI generates executive reports automatically: daily summaries, weekly trends, or on-demand briefings for elected officials and department heads.

Platform Proof · Public Infrastructure Deployments

Proven at Scale on Public Infrastructure

Infotap was built for high-volume public infrastructure environments, places where the public connects to Wi-Fi, has a brief moment of waiting, and can share their experience with the operator. CVG International Airport, a public authority serving millions of travelers annually, demonstrates what the platform achieves at scale in an environment with the same data capture dynamics as a major municipal Wi-Fi network.

22,000
Completed surveys per month, sustained high-volume citizen capture at scale
76%
Completion rate among respondents, far above traditional resident survey benchmarks
28s
Median completion time, fast enough to capture on any public Wi-Fi connection

"In real-time, we're gaining valuable insights into traveler profiles and their experiences as they navigate our airport and explore the amenities we offer. This empowers us to make data-driven decisions and shape a future of personalized services for our travelers."

Brian Cobb · Chief Innovation Officer, CVG International Airport
Use Cases

What Cities and Their Partners Use Infotap For

Citizen Experience

  • Measure real-time resident satisfaction with parks, plazas, and public spaces
  • Track cleanliness, safety, and amenity perception by location
  • Identify service failures before they become complaints or press coverage
  • Monitor satisfaction trends across seasons and events

Equity & Inclusion

  • Reach residents who never respond to mail or email city surveys
  • Serve surveys in multiple languages to reflect diverse communities
  • Segment satisfaction data by neighborhood, district, and demographic
  • Support Title VI, ADA, and CDBG compliance reporting with resident data

City Planning & Policy

  • Gather resident input on proposed service changes before implementation
  • Measure awareness of city programs and initiatives at scale
  • Validate capital project priorities with data from actual residents
  • Build continuous feedback loops that inform annual budget cycles

Smart City Integration

  • Connect resident sentiment data to smart city sensor and IoT platforms via API
  • Feed Infotap data into unified smart city analytics dashboards
  • Combine citizen feedback with environmental and infrastructure data for holistic city intelligence
  • White-label the survey experience to match city branding and identity
AI-Powered · Government-Grade

Government-Grade Reporting. Citizen-Scale Data.

Infotap's AI engine automatically synthesizes resident survey responses into publication-ready executive reports, formatted for city council briefings, mayoral dashboards, and department head reviews. No analyst required. Reports can be generated on a daily, weekly, or on-demand basis, and all data is exportable in government-standard formats for integration with existing city analytics platforms.

  • Resident satisfaction scores by public space, district, and time period
  • Trend analysis across seasons, events, and service changes
  • Multi-language response analysis, sentiment across all resident demographics
  • Equity breakdowns, compare satisfaction across neighborhoods and service zones
  • REST API
  • Power BI Connector
  • Webhooks
  • Excel / CSV Export
Built for government procurement. All data stored on encrypted, SOC 2-compliant infrastructure. Data residency options available for government compliance requirements.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Questions From Cities, Authorities, and Integrators

Don't see your question? Talk to a smart city specialist. We work with municipal procurement teams and can support RFP processes.

What is a smart city citizen feedback platform?

A smart city citizen feedback platform is software that collects real-time resident satisfaction data through existing public Wi-Fi infrastructure. When residents connect to municipal Wi-Fi at parks, plazas, transit stops, or downtown districts, after the resident authenticates and is granted access, the portal forwards them to a short voluntary survey as the post-login destination. The resident is already connected when the survey appears. Responses stream to city leadership immediately, providing continuous resident intelligence without mail surveys, town halls, or community meetings, at a fraction of traditional research costs.

How does Infotap deploy on a city's existing Wi-Fi network?

Infotap requires only a captive portal redirect URL from the city's existing Wi-Fi infrastructure: the same mechanism used to show a terms-of-service page as part of the authentication flow, configured to forward the authenticated resident to Infotap as the post-login destination. This is standard on virtually all managed municipal Wi-Fi systems. Infotap is compatible with Cisco Meraki, Aruba / HPE, Ruckus, Ubiquiti, and Cambium networks, as well as most third-party municipal Wi-Fi providers. No new hardware is required, and most cities are fully deployed within one business day of contract execution.

Can Infotap reach residents who don't respond to traditional city surveys?

Yes. Traditional city satisfaction surveys, sent by mail, email, or conducted at town halls, systematically under-represent lower-income residents, non-English speakers, renters, and residents who are not already civically engaged. Infotap captures feedback immediately after Wi-Fi authentication, reaching residents regardless of income or tech access, presented as a voluntary post-login survey with no condition attached to connectivity. Surveys can be served in multiple languages, and response data can be segmented by location and time to support equity analysis.

How can technology integrators embed Infotap into smart city deployments?

Infotap provides a REST API, Webhooks, and a Power BI connector for seamless integration with smart city platforms, municipal analytics dashboards, and IoT management systems. Technology integrators can connect Infotap citizen sentiment data with sensor data, infrastructure monitoring, and service delivery systems to create a unified view of city performance. White-label options are available for integrators building branded citizen engagement solutions for municipal clients.

Can Infotap support federal grant reporting and compliance requirements?

Yes. Infotap data can be used to support federal reporting requirements for programs including CDBG (Community Development Block Grant), Title VI equity compliance, and ADA accessibility reporting. The platform captures location-segmented, demographically diverse resident feedback that meets the evidence standards required for federal grant applications and compliance audits. All data is stored on encrypted, SOC 2-compliant infrastructure, with data residency options available for government-specific compliance requirements.

How does Infotap handle multilingual communities?

Infotap surveys can be configured to auto-detect browser language settings and serve the survey in the resident's preferred language. Cities can specify which languages to support based on their community demographics. Survey questions, response options, and thank-you messages are all fully translatable through the Infotap platform. This ensures that non-English-speaking residents, who are often under-represented in traditional city surveys, can participate fully in the feedback process.

What reports does Infotap generate for city leadership?

Infotap's AI engine generates publication-ready executive reports automatically on daily, weekly, or on-demand schedules, formatted for city council briefings, mayoral dashboards, and department head reviews. Reports include resident satisfaction scores by public space and district, trend analysis across time periods and seasons, equity breakdowns by neighborhood and demographic segment, open-ended response summaries, and prioritized service recommendations. All data is exportable in Excel, CSV, and via Power BI for integration with existing city analytics systems.

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Book a demo. We'll show you how Infotap deploys on your city's existing Wi-Fi infrastructure and what a month of resident data could look like for your community.

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