# The Things Network Austin

A local community of The Things Network: people building an open, free LoRaWAN® network for the Internet of Things in and around Austin.

- Country: [United States of America](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/country/usa/)
- Status: Campaign (a community getting started)
- Founded: 2015
- Members: 33
- Location: 30.2669, -97.7428
- Web page: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/austin/

## About

Austin embodies the meaning of community in every sense of the word. We proudly celebrate music, film, food, design and innovation. In the wake of our fun festivals we've also had to weather floods, drought and wildfires. No matter the event, we want to help prepare our community for success with this city-wide network that will allow devices to talk to our phones, laptops and more.

Below are a few programs we will be pursuing to get started:

Catch wildfires and floods at early stages.
Solar power usage and storage readouts across a network.
Monitor your workout activities.
Provide irrigation data for urban farms.
Get a mobile notification if your bike has been stolen.
Provide messaging support for large events.

## Contact

If you have an idea of how we can help improve our device communication then please send it over and we'll get a conversation going. Are you interested in helping but aren't sure where to get started? Just drop us a line and we can find a place where your time and support will be greatly appreciated. Email us at: austin.ttn@gmail.com

## Resources

- [Forum](http://forum.thethingsnetwork.org/)
- [Twitter](http://twitter.com/jerrettwhite)
- [TTN - Generic Presentation](https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B49WRBg1NvMgM2lBcXRTU2ZqREU/)

## In the media

- [The Next Web - The Things Network wants to make every city smart](http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/08/19/the-things-network-wants-to-make-every-city-smart-starting-with-amsterdam/)

## Recent updates

- [Any interest in a small meetup in the Austin area?](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/austin/post/any-interest-in-a-small-meetup-in-the-austin-area.md) (2025-12-01)
- [Hello?](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/austin/post/hello.md) (2019-12-07)
- [Pflugerville reporting in - have my gateways and concentrator - now what?](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/austin/post/pflugerville-reporting-in-have-my-gateways-and-concentrator-now-what.md) (2018-12-11)
- [Any one exploring LoRa devices and gateways?](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/austin/post/any-one-exploring-lora-devices-and-gateways.md) (2018-11-15)
- [Any recent Austin TTN activity?](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/austin/post/any-recent-austin-ttn-activity.md) (2018-01-23)
- [How about an Austin TTN get together?](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/austin/post/how-about-an-austin-ttn-get-together.md) (2016-12-08)
- [Hello from the North Austin/Round Rock area.](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/austin/post/hello-from-the-north-austinround-rock-area.md) (2016-11-25)