TheThingsNetwork Cleveland, OH Community
(DRAFTS by Damon D Ramsey aka n0mad_OH)
Mission Statement
- To leverage the available TheThingsNetwork online resources to create, maintain and grow free, open and public LoRaWAN networks in the Cleveland, OH metropolitan area and NE Ohio,
- To create a community of IoT and LoRa enthusiasts and supporters made of up individuals, organizations, businesses and local government users and sponsors.
- To educate the public, businesses and governments on the availability, application and use of IoT technology to solve existing and future needs in the most economic and effective ways.
Roadmap
July 2018 - establish a tentative TTN Cleveland pre-community - COMPLETED 07.12.2018
August 2018 - meet TTN criteria for an official community - min. 2 gateways and min. 8 members
September 2018 - promote and advertise the existence of the Official TTN Cleveland Community to grow the community, identify users and solicit sponsorship and grants for device and network expansion
4Q2018
- Test and accumulate data from pre-existing nodes and gateways to show actual local cases (urban, suburban, rural; land, air, water): costs, power use, bandwidth use, communication ranges, data speeds, current & potential applications.
- Identify and solicit local individuals, organizations and businesses to host TTN LoRaWAN gateways to expand and overlap the network footprint in the area. (no cost power, 24/7 WAN access, indoor/outdoor gateway
2019 - (TBD)
Potential resources and events:
The Makers' Alliance, a local non-profit makerspace: education, participation, networking, GW hosting?
Sept. 28-30, 2018: IngenuityFest 2018, a local arts, culture and technology event: table?, demo?, presentation?, sponsorship?, grant?
Nov. 3, 2018: Cleveland Mini Maker Faire 2018: table?, demo?, presentation?, networking, promotion
Potential partnerships, sponsors and grants: Spectrum, AT&T, FirstEnergy, Lincoln Electric, City of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland Public Library/CLEVNET, environmental groups/orgs, renewable energy proponents, universities/colleges,
Task List
- Apply for community initiation with TTN- Damon - completed 7.11.18
- Personalize TTN Cleveland community pages - Damon - completed 7.12.18
- Create free online resources for the community - Damon - gmail, Slack, Twitter completed 7.13.18 (Meetup? FB? LinkIn ref? Telegram?)
- Solicit and invite new community members - ALL (inclusion of amateur licensed members exp. with antennas and propagation?)
- Purchase and install min. 2 gateways - Damon - exp. early August (1-chan Dragino LG01? 2-chan LG02? 8-chan TTN or other?)
- Acquire and activate sensors/nodes and place in range of active gateway(s) - ALL - (Damon = 2-3 Arduino-based; TTN/Dragino?)
- Analyze gateway & antenna needs based on location. Create a "gateway planning process" for install - Damon and others
- location/3rd party hosting (incl waiver of liability)? personal/home location of members likely. (Metroparks w/ LOS along Lake?)
- gateway placement: indoor/outdoor?
- gateway type: single, dual, 8-channel?
- outdoor antenna placement & coax: type (gain), height possible, secure installation?
- testing on reception. Loaner/rent antenna analyzer? (900MHz band capable)
- document uptime, reception, data speeds, any problems for sharing and applying to other installs
- Develop form letter/email with information to solicit sponsors, grants and support: purpose, needs and public benefit - Damon
- Put together information to solicit Gateway location hosts - Damon
- Purchase, build and install additional gateways - ALL
- Purchase, build and install additional sensors and nodes - ALL
- Promote and solicit participation in the community - ALL
- Community Website?
- FCC amateur licensing for additional Tx power? - Damon (Technical - 12/18, General 6/19 planned)
last edited: 2018.07.15 /ddr
