Contact person: Android GPS to PostgreSQL

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Location: Chester, United Kingdom

Budget: Recommended by industry experts

Time to start: As soon as possible

Project description:
"I need an Android app that runs quietly in the background, captures the phone’s current GPS latitude and longitude every 60 seconds, and writes each reading—along with a server-side timestamp—to a remote PostgreSQL table. No user login or signup screens are required; the app should start reporting as soon as it is installed and granted location permission.

Key behaviour
• Operates as a foreground-service or similar approach that survives screen-lock, task-switching, and the system’s battery optimisations.
• Reconnects automatically after network drops and queues unsent records until a connection is restored.
• Sends data through an HTTPS REST endpoint or direct JDBC-style call—use whichever method is simpler to keep the APK size light—as long as the final write lands in PostgreSQL.
• Each row must include: autogenerated device identifier, latitude, longitude, and the server-side timestamp of insertion.

Deliverables
1. Android Studio project (Kotlin or Java) with clean, well-commented code.
2. Signed release APK ready for sideloading.
3. SQL script to create the required PostgreSQL table plus a short README showing where to place the connection string and credentials in the code.
4. Quick test guide: steps I can follow to install, run for ten minutes, and confirm at least ten new rows appear in the database.

I will consider the work complete once the app reliably pushes location updates every 60 seconds for at least one hour on my test device without manual intervention." (client-provided description)