# The Things Network Grand Rapids

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

- Country: [United States of America](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/country/usa/)
- Status: Campaign (a community getting started)
- Founded: 2017
- Members: 20
- Location: 42.9636, -85.6688
- Web page: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/grand-rapids/

## About

Our mission is to provide the entire City of Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids, MI.

## Contact

Reach us on Twitter with @TTNGrandRapids, or email us at IoT@grcity.us

Thanks!
- Chat: https://join.slack.com/t/ttngrandrapids/shared_invite/enQtMzMxNjQ2NzUzMTM2LWZlOTE0MjRkZTM1NGJiYWMxYWFkMTEwYjcwNDJmNWE3ZTZhZGVkZTNhMzYwZTA5ZmYzMzEwNmU5ZDU4NjA3YjY

## Resources

- [Forum](http://forum.thethingsnetwork.org/)
- [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/)
- [Forum post](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/ttn-grand-rapids)

## Partners

- [City Of Grand Rapids](https://www.grandrapidsmi.gov/)
- [OST](https://www.ostusa.com/)
- [Simms Electronics](http://www.simmselectronics.com/)
- [Start Garden](http://startgarden.com/)

## 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

- [TTN Grand Rapids Twitter](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/grand-rapids/post/ttn-grand-rapids-twitter.md) (2018-03-20)
- [The Things Network Grand Rapids](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/grand-rapids/post/the-things-network-grand-rapids.md) (2018-03-15)