# The Things Network Sittard

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

- Country: [The Netherlands](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/country/the-netherlands/)
- Status: Campaign (a community getting started)
- Founded: 2016
- Members: 16
- Location: 50.9922, 5.8697
- Web page: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/sittard/

## About

We are on a mission to provide Sittard, Geleen, Beek, Stein and surrounding cities (also known as the Westelijke Mijnstreek) with a free IOT data network, for everyone to use.

Our mission is to provide Sittard-Geleen, Stein, Beek, Stein and it's surrounding cities, with a free Internet of Things data network by crowdsourcing the network with its citizens and local companies. Building a smart city with applications such as smart car-park finder, tracking sensors, air measurement, home automation and more. Support us now! Contact us if you want to share your knowledge, do research, have a great idea, have software / development skills, or buy a gateway to expand this network.

## Resources

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

## Partners

- [TechConnect](https://www.techconnect.nl/)

## 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/)
- [Het internet der dingen is groeiende](http://sittard-geleen.nieuws.nl/nieuws/20160329/het-internet-der-dingen-is-groeiende/)

## Recent updates

- [First couple of Gateways live!](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/sittard/post/first-couple-of-gateways-live.md) (2018-02-15)
- [TTN Informatie pagina](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/sittard/post/ttn-informatie-pagina.md) (2017-01-03)
- [Sittard krijgt Internet of Things netwerk](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/sittard/post/sittard-krijgt-internet-of-things-netwerk.md) (2016-03-21)