# The Things Network Portland, Maine

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

- Country: [United States of America](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/country/usa/)
- Status: Campaign (a community getting started)
- Founded: 2016
- Members: 6
- Location: 43.6619, -70.2768
- Web page: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/portland/

## About

We're on a mission to bring the IoT to the farmers, the fishers, the makers and the people of Maine. Instead of playing catch up, let's leapfrog.

Maine ranked 48th out of 50 states in broadband and internet access. It has the highest number of farmers in the nation under the age of 34, an abundance of natural resources, struggling island communities, fishermen in transition and coastal communities that need to be supported and connected to the latest technology available to them. We're going to bring a free IoT network to rural Maine, to urban Maine, and to anyone who could be inspired and influenced to help grow and develop the next wave of innovation within the State. From the youth of the state to the aging population. From multi-generational owned family businesses to emerging entrepreneurs, we're in this together.

## Contact

email me at jwebking@gmail.com or give me a shout on twitter @jwebking. Website coming soon!

## Resources

- [Forum](http://forum.thethingsnetwork.org/)
- [TTN - Generic Presentation](https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B49WRBg1NvMgM2lBcXRTU2ZqREU/)

## Partners

- [Stillwater Supercomputing, Inc.](http://www.stillwater-sc.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

- [Hello](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/portland/post/hello.md) (2019-01-12)