# The Things Network Kansas City

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

- Country: [United States of America](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/country/usa/)
- Status: Campaign (a community getting started)
- Founded: 2017
- Members: 17
- Location: 39.0661, -94.6026
- Web page: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/kansas-city/

## About

Making progress. Testing sensors that pass data over the network.
Our mission is to provide the Kansas City metropolitan area with Internet of Things (IOT) data connectivity by crowdsourcing the network through its citizens and local companies.

We are getting started now building and testing gateways in/around kansas city metro area.
We will be also be adding more nodes soon.

We are happy to have you join the community. Please contact the core team and help us unleash the Internet of Things across Kansas City.

stevenmitchellgraves@gmail.com

Thanks, Steve

## Contact

Thanks for your interest in KC The Things Network. Please Join!
I can be contacted at stevenmitchellgraves@gmail.com
Thanks, Steve

## 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/)

## 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

- [Just added an indoor gateway!](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/kansas-city/post/just-added-an-indoor-gateway.md) (2020-02-05)
- [Summer Progress](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/kansas-city/post/summer-progress.md) (2018-08-05)
- [8 mos in](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/kansas-city/post/3-months-in.md) (2017-10-14)
- [Welcome Kansas City to the Internet of Things via The Things Network](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/kansas-city/post/welcome-kansas-city-to-the-internet-of-things-via-the-things-network.md) (2017-07-13)