# The Things Network Pretoria

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

- Country: [South Africa](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/country/south-africa/)
- Status: Campaign (a community getting started)
- Founded: 2017
- Members: 41
- Location: -25.7449, 28.1885
- Web page: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/pretoria/

## About

Let's build an open, free and community-owned IoT data network for Pretoria!

We're looking for any people wishing to be part of this network !
[Join us](https://ttn-ch.herokuapp.com/) on channel #pretoria-discuss

Also there are some fine folks in the Western Cape supporting our efforts

## Contact

You can join us on slack with this https://ttn-ch.herokuapp.com/
The channel is #pretoria-discuss
- Chat: https://thethingnetworks.slack.com/messages/CBMRHQN6R

## 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/regulations-around-lora-in-south-africa/10734)

## 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

- [MikroTik Routerboard wAP LoRa8 kit - FOR SALE: R2,300](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/pretoria/post/mikrotik-routerboard-wap-lora8-kit-for-sale-r2300.md) (2021-01-12)
- [Pretoria's Internet of Things](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/pretoria/post/pretorias-internet-of-things.md) (2018-07-23)
- [First Gateway Up](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/pretoria/post/first-gateway-up.md) (2018-07-16)