Community IoT network launches in Charlottesville, Va.

StateScoop: A tech nonprofit in Charlottesville, Virginia, announced Thursday the launch of a new “internet of things” network that anyone in and around the city can connect to, draw data from to develop new applications that serve the public, or even expand by creating their own gateways.

The group behind the network, Smart Cville, partnered with the University of Virginia’s Link Lab, a research lab focused on cyber-physical systems. Some local organizations, like Charlottesville High School and Computers4Kids, a nonprofit that connects low-income youths with technology, are already operating their own gateways on the network.

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