From 29fb6a1639843ed5ab5cb21faa364ebb0f4ca16d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ee11cbb19052e40b07aac0ca060c23ee
 <ee11cbb19052e40b07aac0ca060c23@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2017 10:56:45 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Added build instructions and prerequisites.

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 [![Download](https://api.bintray.com/packages/missioncommand/maven/emp3-android/images/download.svg)](https://bintray.com/missioncommand/maven/emp3-android/_latestVersion)
 
 ## 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
+```