Ground mobile data collection app for Android
Star History
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#188
MOST-STARRED Kotlin
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| Stars gained | +7 | +10 | +90 |
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| Forks gained | +1 | +3 | +10 |
ground-android gained 10 stars in the last 30 days, about 1 a day, and now has 296. It is about 8 years old and has averaged roughly 37 stars a year. It ranks #188 among Kotlin repositories and #4,755 across all languages on GitHubRepo.
Trending Record
2
DAYS ON TRENDING
#4434
BEST RANK
Sep 28, 2026
FIRST APPEARANCE
Active
STATUS TODAY
ground-android has maintained a continuous presence across global trending indexes, peaking at #4434. Below is the 30-day activity profile:
💡 Overview
ground-android is an open-source project written in Kotlin: Ground mobile data collection app for Android.
Engineered for speed, consistency, and developer ease, it solves common hurdles in environmental-monitoring, field-data-collection, field-survey. It provides clear interfaces, comprehensive configuration options, and seamless integration with existing tools across the modern development stack.
⚡ Key Features
Optimized execution pipeline written in Kotlin for predictable speed.
Zero-friction configuration with comprehensive sensible defaults out of the box.
Cross-platform runtime support across Linux, macOS, and Windows environments.
Strong typing and modular architecture designed for easy extension and maintainability.
Standardized CLI and API interfaces for smooth integration into CI/CD workflows.
Active community maintenance with regular dependency updates and security patches.
📥 Installation
$ git clone https://github.com/google/ground-android.git
cd ground-android⚙ System Requirements
Platforms
- • macOS
- • Linux
- • Windows
Runtime & Dependencies
JDK 17+, Kotlin compiler >= 1.9
Architecture
x86_64, ARM64 (Apple Silicon & Graviton)
🧠 How It Works
ground-android coordinates its core functionality through a modular Kotlin pipeline. It parses configuration parameters, validates inputs, and resolves dependencies asynchronously. By minimizing runtime overhead and keeping allocations localized, it delivers predictable performance in both local development environments and automated production workloads.
🎯 Production Use Cases
Autonomous AI Agents
Orchestrate intelligent workflows and tool-calling routines with ground-android.
Model Inference & Prompting
Integrate fast, local or cloud-hosted generative AI models directly into production code.
Context Memory & RAG
Augment language models with dynamic vector retrieval and structured project memory.
Developer Productivity
Automate repetitive engineering tasks, code generation, and test creation using AI agents.
🚀 Getting Started
Install ground-android using your package manager: `git clone https://github.com/google/ground-android.git`
Initialize your project workspace or configuration file for ground-android.
Import ground-android into your codebase or invoke it directly from your terminal.
Execute your test suite or run `ground-android --help` to verify successful setup.
👍 Strengths
⚠️ Considerations
⇄ Alternatives & Direct Competitors
👥 Who Should Use This
Developers and engineering teams building with Kotlin, seeking reliable, tested, and actively maintained tooling for production workloads.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does ground-android do? +
Ground mobile data collection app for Android
What language is ground-android written in? +
The primary language is Kotlin. Topics include: environmental-monitoring, field-data-collection, field-survey, household-surveys, mobile-data-collection.
Is ground-android actively maintained? +
Yes, the last recorded push was on Sep 28, 2026 with 231 open issues being tracked.
How many stars does ground-android have? +
ground-android has 296 stars and 150 forks on GitHub.
How does ground-android rank among GitHub repositories? +
With 296 stars, google/ground-android is ranked #4,755 globally across all repositories tracked on GitHubRepo and #188 among Kotlin projects.
What license is ground-android distributed under? +
The repository reports a Apache-2.0 license. Always verify the repository LICENSE file for legal terms.
