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Refer to ```SETUP.md``` for instructions on how to setup the project on your own Google cloud account and install the Android app.\n\n## Features\n- Store and track as many phones as you want.\n- Store as many data points as you want into your Google cloud datastore.\n    - Free tier is offered by Google which allows up to 1GB .\n    - 2.5K data points takes up 1MB.\n    - Around 2.5 million data points for free.\n    - Around $0.2/GB/month when above 1GB free tier limit.\n- GPS data is stored securely on your own Google cloud project and accessible only to your Google account.\n- Android app will keep a timeline of all GPS locations every specified interval.\n    - Handles network or internet dropouts by storing history of locations while disconnected.\n    - Will upload all of these stored GPS locations once internet is available to ensure no gaps in GPS path.\n    - Can be installed on as many Android devices as you want.\n\n# Gallery\n## Android App\nFor usage instructions read ```/android_app/README.md``` **after** you have setup your Google cloud project. 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