Time to get moving again!
By Vincent PA0VTM
1 July 2020Hello to you all! My name is Vincent and as you can see by my nickname I am a licenced HAM operator. I am a member of the Dortse Elektronica Club (...
Help to Unleash The Things Network Breda
Together we are building an open and decentralized Internet of Things network in Breda.
Join us in unleashing the Internet of Things and make Breda part of the global network.
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Complete the five steps to become an official community of The Things Network.
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Unleash Breda and become an official community of The Things Network
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INVITE PEOPLE
With a small group of people it is now possible to provide an entire city with data connectivity for things.
Find your group of at least 8 people who are passionate about creating the network and developing innovative applications.
Make sure there is enough diversity within your team. A community consists of designers, developers, engineers, businesspeople etc.
LET YOUR PRESENCE BE KNOWN
Why not start with writing an update and share the existence of The Things Network community in your area. You can mention the plans and other action steps too.
Add post
The Things Network has an active forum space that allows people to discuss anything related to the network. it is is a great place to find other contributors and start discussing the setup of a community. You can create a new topic under the category: Campaigns with the name of your community. Write a first post in this topic to announce your existence and to find people who are interested in contributing.
Forum
Only the core team of Breda can add forum topics
Are you active on Twitter? What about creating a new account for your community!
Have a look at The Things Network Amsterdam Twitter as an example. We have some guidelines for Twitter accounts:
- Write out "TheThingsNetwork" in your Twitter name (for example TheThingsNetworkAms)
- Use "TTN" for the Twitter Handle (for example: TTN_Amsterdam)
- You can use the logo shown in the community page as your profile picture
Create a Twitter account!
Connect gateways
Create coverage by connecting gateways.
The Things Network is currently developing their own gateways which will be in retail near the end of this year. You can pre-order these affordable gateways in the shop already.
You probably don't want to wait that long. Happily, The Things Network supports different kinds of gateways like the Multitech, Kerlink and Lorank. You can even build your own gateway.
In case you already have a gateway, you can add it to the map.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
Create a channel to communicate internally.
In order to communicate internally, we highly recommend you to create a Slack group. It is a free messaging app that helps organizing your team conversation and allows you to directly reach out to members.
You can also use other ways of communication, as long as you make sure people have easy access to join the conversation.
Have you created a channel? Great! Please fill in the link below so we can add it to the Resources section of the community page.
Only the core team of Breda can add the communication channel
UNLEASH TTN Breda
Congratulations! You have completed all the activities. It's time to kick-off The Things Network Breda and become an official community!
We would like to invite you to organize a launch event which is open for anyone to join. An open event is a great way to attract new contributors to the community and provides an opportunity to involve local press which helps in spreading the story of The Things Network even further.
You can find some tips for organizing a great event here.
See the press release of TNW about The Things Network here.
We recommend you to use Meetup for organizing the event. Other platforms like Eventbrite or Facebook can also be used as long as you make sure people can easily find and sign up for the event.
Have you set a date and found a location? Please inform us about it because Wienke, Johan, Rish or Laurens would love to (virtually) join the event. Please keep us up to date by sending a message.
Only the core team of Breda can set the launching event }}
Welcome to The Things Network
Our mission is to provide the entire Breda with Internet of Things data connectivity by crowdsourcing the network by its citizens and local companies.
We are happy to have you join the community. Contact the core team and help us unleash the Internet of Things in Breda.
Our story
Our mission is to provide the entire Breda with Internet of Things data connectivity by crowdsourcing the network by its citizens and local companies.
We are happy to have you join the community. Contact the core team and help us unleash the Internet of Things in Breda.
About this community
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7
Gateways
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23
Contributors
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07/17
Founded
Contributors
The Core Team of Breda consists of:
And 22 contributors.
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TTN Breda Community
This is the first blog post of the TTN Breda community!
By installing a TTN Gateway we want to improve the coverage in Breda and provide an access...
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Activity
Vincent PA0VTM posted an update in The Things Network Breda: "Time to get moving again!"
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Erry2907 is now part of Breda community
8 months, 3 weeks ago
There is a new official community nearby (Drechtsteden)
10 months, 2 weeks ago
There is a new meetup from community nearby (Drechtsteden)
10 months, 3 weeks ago
There is a new published community nearby (Drechtsteden)
10 months, 4 weeks ago
Contact us
Become a member of this community! With great initiatives and ideas we can make Breda a smart(er) city! We are investing in infrastructure like gateway's and LoRa devices, providing space for meetup's and LoRa hackatons to build and share knowledge. Please contact us for more information: h.rietman@gmail.com
Join the discussion about TTN Breda in the TTN Slack Channel
https://thethingsnetwork.slack.com/messages/breda/
Contributors to Breda
The Core Team of Breda:
Contributors:
Barry Knobel
Member
ShellSpin
Member
jasper_sprengers
Member
Joozt
Member
hylke1982
Member
Erry2907
Member
Volcano
Member
Vincent PA0VTM
Member
Joost van Genderen
Member
Marc Schutte
Member
ingmarheuz
Member
vash663
Member
youritjang
Member
patrickvandeleur
Member
birkoffgreene
Member
jkuijpers
Member
RobbertVeraart
Member
Jeroen Goos
Member
Wonderware Benelux
Member
mdeleeuw
Member
coos stolk
Member
tebbo
Member
Erry2907 introduction to Breda community
Vincent PA0VTM introduction to Breda community
coos stolk introduction to Breda community
vash663 introduction to Breda community
Jeroen Goos introduction to Breda community
LET YOUR PRESENCE BE KNOWN
Why not start with writing an update and share the existence of The Things Network community in your area. You can mention the plans and other action steps too.
Add post
The Things Network has an active forum space that allows people to discuss anything related to the network. it is is a great place to find other contributors and start discussing the setup of a community. You can create a new topic under the category: Campaigns with the name of your community. Write a first post in this topic to announce your existence and to find people who are interested in contributing.
Forum
Only the core team of Breda can add forum topics
Are you active on Twitter? What about creating a new account for your community!
Have a look at The Things Network Amsterdam Twitter as an example. We have some guidelines for Twitter accounts:
- Write out "TheThingsNetwork" in your Twitter name (for example TheThingsNetworkAms)
- Use "TTN" for the Twitter Handle (for example: TTN_Amsterdam)
- You can use the logo shown in the community page as your profile picture
Create a Twitter account!
Connect gateways
Create coverage by connecting gateways.
The Things Network is currently developing their own gateways which will be in retail near the end of this year. You can pre-order these affordable gateways in the shop already.
You probably don't want to wait that long. Happily, The Things Network supports different kinds of gateways like the Multitech, Kerlink and Lorank. You can even build your own gateway.
In case you already have a gateway, you can add it to the map.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
Create a channel to communicate internally.
In order to communicate internally, we highly recommend you to create a Slack group. It is a free messaging app that helps organizing your team conversation and allows you to directly reach out to members.
You can also use other ways of communication, as long as you make sure people have easy access to join the conversation.
Have you created a channel? Great! Please fill in the link below so we can add it to the Resources section of the community page.
Only the core team of Breda can add the communication channel
UNLEASH TTN Breda
Congratulations! You have completed all the activities. It's time to kick-off The Things Network Breda and become an official community!
We would like to invite you to organize a launch event which is open for anyone to join. An open event is a great way to attract new contributors to the community and provides an opportunity to involve local press which helps in spreading the story of The Things Network even further.
You can find some tips for organizing a great event here.
See the press release of TNW about The Things Network here.
We recommend you to use Meetup for organizing the event. Other platforms like Eventbrite or Facebook can also be used as long as you make sure people can easily find and sign up for the event.
Have you set a date and found a location? Please inform us about it because Wienke, Johan, Rish or Laurens would love to (virtually) join the event. Please keep us up to date by sending a message.
Only the core team of Breda can set the launching event }}