For Developers

Oil Reporter produces data that can be used to build custom tracking applications. With Titanium Appcelerator and your JavaScript skills, you can quickly localize the images, video, and data from the Oil Reporter web service into your own iPhone, Android, or iPad application. If you are an organization that needs development expertise, please complete the form on the right to be paired with a volunteer developer.

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What you'll need

API Key
Titanium Mobile SDK
iPhone SDK and/or Android SDK
Reference Oil Tracker application
Github (recommended)

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1 Obtain an API key which will allow you to consume Oil Reporter web services. You can get an API key by signing up for one here.

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2 Learn more about Titanium application development with this Getting Started guide.

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3 Download and install the iPhone and/or Android SDKs for native mobile development. This screen-cast shows you how to get set up.

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4 Download the sample Oil Tracker iPhone/Android Titanium project or Oil Tracker client Titanium project to see how you can build a mobile application that consumes Oil Reporter data.

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5 Push your new application to Github and then let us know about it!

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For Organizations

Are you an organization that needs development assistance?

Please complete this form and we will match you with a volunteer developer.

Contributors

Brendan Lim

Brendan Lim is Intridea's mobile application extraordinaire. Brendan spent his days as a systems architect at a mobile startup called kajeet, Inc. He also found the time to co-found, design, and lead development on Yappd, a microblogging social network, built on Rails, that was featured in such publications as PC Magazine, TechCrunch and Mashable.

Chris Selmer

Chris Selmer is an expert Ruby on Rails architect with over 10 years of project leadership and hands-on development experience. He specializes in leading small teams on fast-paced development projects as Director of Client Solutions at Intridea.

Sean Soper

Sean Soper is a Software Architect at Intridea. A Ruby enthusiast for over five years, Sean brings a decade of software development experience in industries ranging from defense to health care. In addition, he is a registered iPhone developer with several apps to his name. An avid learner, Sean is constantly seeking out interesting languages and solving computer science-related problems.

Jonathan Nelson

Jonathan Nelson is the Marketing Director at Intridea. A Ruby on Rails expert and web design artisan with over 10 years of professional experience in launching new products and turning emerging business opportunities into profitable, mature businesses.