setting up service to start at application launch

android/AndroidManifest.xml

@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@
          		  android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar"
          		  android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize" >
         </activity>
+        <service android:enabled="true"
+                 android:name=".service.GeoLocationServiceImplementation">
+        </service>
     </application>
     <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
 </manifest> 

android/src/gov/nasa/arc/geocam/memo/GeoCamMemoModule.java

@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 import gov.nasa.arc.geocam.memo.service.DjangoMemoInterface;
 import gov.nasa.arc.geocam.memo.service.DjangoMemoJsonConverterImplementation;
 import gov.nasa.arc.geocam.memo.service.DjangoMemoJsonConverterInterface;
+import gov.nasa.arc.geocam.memo.service.GeoLocationListenerImplementation;
+import gov.nasa.arc.geocam.memo.service.GeoLocationListenerInterface;
+import gov.nasa.arc.geocam.memo.service.GeoLocationServiceImplementation;
+import gov.nasa.arc.geocam.memo.service.GeoLocationServiceInterface;
 
 import org.apache.http.client.HttpClient;
 import org.apache.http.impl.client.DefaultHttpClient;
@@ -20,6 +24,8 @@ protected void configure() {
 		bind(DjangoMemoJsonConverterInterface.class)
 		    .to(DjangoMemoJsonConverterImplementation.class);
 		bind(HttpClient.class).toInstance(new DefaultHttpClient());
+		bind(GeoLocationListenerInterface.class).to(GeoLocationListenerImplementation.class);
+		bind(GeoLocationServiceInterface.class).to(GeoLocationServiceImplementation.class);
 	}
 
 

android/src/gov/nasa/arc/geocam/memo/GeoCamMemoRoboApplication.java

@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@
 
 public class GeoCamMemoRoboApplication extends RoboApplication{
     private Module module = new GeoCamMemoModule();
-
-    @Override
-    public void onCreate() {
-
-    }
 
     protected void addApplicationModules(List<Module> modules) {
         modules.add(this.module);

android/src/gov/nasa/arc/geocam/memo/service/GeoLocationListenerImplementation.java

@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 package gov.nasa.arc.geocam.memo.service;
 
 import android.location.Location;
-import android.location.LocationListener;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 
 public class GeoLocationListenerImplementation
-             implements LocationListener, GeoLocationListenerInterface {
+             implements GeoLocationListenerInterface {
 
 	private Location curLocation;
 

android/src/gov/nasa/arc/geocam/memo/service/GeoLocationListenerInterface.java

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 package gov.nasa.arc.geocam.memo.service;
 
 import android.location.Location;
+import android.location.LocationListener;
 
-public interface GeoLocationListenerInterface {
+public interface GeoLocationListenerInterface extends LocationListener {
     public Location getLocation();
 }

android/src/gov/nasa/arc/geocam/memo/service/GeoLocationServiceImplementation.java

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package gov.nasa.arc.geocam.memo.service;
+
+import android.app.Service;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.location.Location;
+import android.location.LocationManager;
+import android.os.IBinder;
+
+import com.google.inject.Inject;
+
+public class GeoLocationServiceImplementation extends Service
+       implements GeoLocationServiceInterface {
+
+	@Inject GeoLocationListenerInterface listener;
+	@Inject LocationManager locationManager;
+
+	@Override
+	public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void onCreate() {
+		locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, 60000, 1, listener);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public Location getLocation() {
+		return listener.getLocation();
+	}
+}

android/src/gov/nasa/arc/geocam/memo/service/GeoLocationServiceInterface.java

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package gov.nasa.arc.geocam.memo.service;
+
+import android.location.Location;
+
+public interface GeoLocationServiceInterface {
+    public Location getLocation();
+}