# The Things Network Silkeborg

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

- Country: [Denmark](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/country/denmark/)
- Status: Campaign (a community getting started)
- Founded: 2017
- Members: 9
- Location: 56.1693, 9.5495
- Web page: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/silkeborg/

## About

Silkeborg has been backed with three gateways to allow for educational purposes for citizens and their children in Silkeborg for measurements in nature: play and learn with devices, IoT and Data, applications and integrations.

One GW is placed, the other two await locations in Silkeborg, hopefully in co-operation with the Silkeborg Municipality.

For those interested in Silkeborg, it is possible to contact the initiator of this community, [Owen Brotherwood](https://www.linkedin.com/in/owenbrotherwood/).
As the initiator of this community, the first interest is for play and learn for 8-18, however, the ttn is available, members of the Silkeborg Community and the citizens of Silkeborg, are welcome to find other uses for this thing.

As the ttn transport, LoRaWAN, is open for usage, businesses in Silkeborg can begin to use the transport of their encrypted data to integrations and applications to allow for growth in Silkeborg for IoT and Data with the possibility for future jobs for the children that are the first aim of this community.

There is also [The Things Network Denmark](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/country/denmark/) where there is activity, where other communities, cities and towns are under way.

LoRaWAN?
-from a guy with an accent, and with other videos: LoRaWAN De-Mystified is below

Children?
- well, that is the story to be filmed in Silkeborg: #1: Make IT happen

[YouTube video](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/hMOwbNUpDQA)

## Contact

[People are available to communicate with.](https://github.com/orgs/TheThingsNetworkDenmark/people), however it can be an advantage to use  [the issue (contact) possibility on Github](https://github.com/TheThingsNetworkDenmark/Silkeborg/issues)

If you do not have an account on Github,  [it is free to join](https://github.com/join), otherwise ask a friend in your network to create an issue so that you can receive an answer quicker with more eyes on your issue.
- Chat: https://thethingsnetwork.slack.com/messages/silkeborg/details/

## 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/silkeborg-denmark/5293)

## Partners

- [JN Data A/S](http://jndata.dk/)

## 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

- [One wet weekend and the first GW overlooking Silkeborg](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/silkeborg/post/one-wet-weekend-and-the-first-gw-overlooking-silkeborg.md) (2017-04-21)
- [The thing is : Silkeborg Denmark](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/silkeborg/post/the-thing-is-silkeborg-denmark.md) (2017-02-08)