Location tracks upload to server

Tracking location is submitted periodically in the background to a server at the University of St Andrews. Submission takes place when the app is launched and approximately every thirty minutes thereafter. At the time of writing there are some issues with the production database configuration and no data will be stored; this should be remedied soon, and this note will be updated to reflect that.

It should also now be more obvious when location is being tracked, though this may vary from version to version of Android.

This app is designed to silently submit location data tracked through the app to a server at the University of St Andrews. At this time it is only intended for use by the SIFIDS project team and their collaborators. Raise an issue if there are any queries about this.

This is not yet a robust piece of software. It will crash - when it does, or misbehaves in any other way, please open an issue detailing what you were doing when it crashed and what kind of device you're using. Please also let us know how location tracking with the app impacts the performance of your device's battery. The app should work on all Android phones running Android 4.1 or later.

Installing from a website download like this involves opting-in for installing unknown apps. If you already have a previous version of the app installed, please uninstall it before installing this version.