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 ## About
-Extensible Map Platform (EMP) Android development kit
+Extensible Map Platform (EMP) Android Development Kit.
+
+## Building
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+__Software__
+
+* [JDK 1.8](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html)
+* [Android SDK](https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html) with the following components:
+  * build-tools-25.0.2
+  * android-23
+  * extra-android-m2repository
+  * tools
+
+__Environment Variables__
+
+* ```ANDROID_HOME``` must point to an existing Android SDK installation directory
+
+
+### Build
+
+```
+$ ./gradlew build
+```