# The Things Network Geelong

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

- Country: [Australia](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/country/australia/)
- Status: Official community
- Founded: 2018
- Members: 19
- Location: -38.1499, 144.3617
- Web page: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/geelong/

## About

Our mission is to provide the entire Geelong 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 Geelong.

## Contact

If you have questions, don't know where to start or if you’re working on a project that utilises the Internet of Things, we’d love to hear from you. 

No matter what stage you’re up to, get in touch with the Smart City Office. 

Smart City Office, City of Greater Geelong
Email: smartcity@geelongcity.vic.gov.au
- Chat: http://geelongthingsnetwork.slack.com/

## Resources

- [Forum](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum)
- [TTN - Generic Presentation](https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B49WRBg1NvMgM2lBcXRTU2ZqREU/)
- [Unleash Your City - Guide](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/labs/story/unleash-your-community-get-started-with-the-things-network/)
- [Smart City Geelong](https://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/smartcity)
- [Forum post](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/Geelong)

## 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/)
- [Growing smarter with new technology](https://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/business/news/item/8d7aed8b6897de4.aspx)

## Recent updates

- [Community invited to help City improve weather data](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/geelong/post/community-invited-to-help-city-improve-weather-data.md) (2021-09-03)
- [City supports smart farming technology trial](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/geelong/post/city-supports-smart-farming-technology-trial.md) (2021-06-18)
- [Supporting 'smart' citizens](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/geelong/post/supporting-smart-citizens.md) (2021-05-05)
- [Welcome](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/geelong/post/welcome.md) (2020-06-29)
- [Geelong Lorawan Sensor Network](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/geelong/post/geelong-lorawan-sensor-network.md) (2020-06-11)
- [Getting started](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/geelong/post/getting-started.md) (2019-06-24)