# How often is the description on the TTN gateway map updated?

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**Created:** [December 16, 2018, 3:40am UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/how-often-is-the-description-on-the-ttn-gateway-map-updated/20757 "2018-12-16T03:40:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![arjanvanb](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/user_avatar/www.thethingsnetwork.org/arjanvanb/32/46626_2.png) [@arjanvanb](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/u/arjanvanb)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 8:35am UTC](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/how-often-is-the-description-on-the-ttn-gateway-map-updated/20757/6 "2019-02-13T08:35:51Z")

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For the community pages, Hylke wrote [on Slack](https://thethingsnetwork.slack.com/archives/C1D8GQMU5/p1548725475206800):

> @ ElectronicallyE [Jan 29th at 2:31 AM]
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> > Why is there a delay between my gateway saying it is online in TTN console and appearing as such in the community map? It can take upwards of 10 minutes.
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> @htdvisser [Jan 29th at 10:38 AM]
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> > The community platform and the console are different systems. Gateway information needs to be synchronized between these systems, and is heavily cached by the website.

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