# The Things Network Patras

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

- Country: [Greece](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/country/greece/)
- Status: Official community
- Founded: 2016
- Members: 27
- Location: 38.2459, 21.7357
- Web page: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/patras/

## About

On a mission to provide Patras with a free IOT data network!

We are currently a team of researchers at the Electrical Engineering dep. of the University of Patras that want to bring a free IoT network to Patras. We welcome any other volunteers from the area!

## Contact

Contact us:
	[The Things Network Patras](https://www.facebook.com/TheThingsNetworkPatras/)
and
	[NAM Research Group](http://nam.ece.upatras.gr/)
- Chat: https://patras-iot.slack.com/

## Resources

- [Forum](http://forum.thethingsnetwork.org/)
- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/TheThingsNetworkPatras/)

## Partners

- [FIBAIR](https://fibair.gr/)
- [University of Patras](http://nam.ece.upatras.gr/)

## 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 meeting and intro at University of Patras](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/patras/post/ttn-meeting-and-intro-at-university-of-patras.md) (2017-10-25)
- [Patras coverage measurements](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/patras/post/patras-coverage-measurements.md) (2017-01-20)
- [Our gateways just arrived](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/patras/post/our-gateways-just-arrived.md) (2016-11-23)
- [First Arduino - Dragino LoRa/GPS nodes just arrived](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/patras/post/first-arduino-dragino-loragps-nodes-just-arrived.md) (2016-09-16)
- [Patras Community under preparation](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/patras/post/patras-community-under-preparation.md) (2016-09-09)