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+# Fenceless Grazing System App
+
+This is the repository for the mobile application part of the Fenceless
+Grazing System. The app is a rather standard Android application,
+written in the Kotlin programming language. To build the application,
+it is sufficient to run:
+
+```Bash
+./gradlew assembleDebug
+```
+
+This will produce an APK file which can then be loaded onto
+an Android device or emulator.