Track construction site attendance automatically with GPS

Workers are automatically clocked in and out when their phone enters or leaves the job site, logged straight to a sheet.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Exactly one path is taken; a person is alerted when a step fails.

Pattern: Exclusive Choice (4) · Simple Merge (5)

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Starts itA stepA personA record or sheetOne path onlyPaths rejoinResultPayoff
Build size
Standard

A mid-size build with several tools working together.

Business functions
Email AutomationMessaging & NotificationsSpreadsheet & Database OpsReporting & AnalyticsAPI & Webhook Integration
Connects
Google Sheets
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The problem it solves

Chasing down paper timesheets or manual sign-ins on a construction site is a hassle, and it's easy for hours to be misreported or forgotten. You end up cross-checking attendance by hand before payroll instead of trusting the numbers.

Who it fits

A construction company or contractor tracking worker attendance across job sites.

How it works

  1. A worker's phone sends a location update when they enter or leave the site
  2. The system checks whether the location falls within the site's boundary
  3. It records the time as a punch-in or punch-out for that worker
  4. The attendance record is recorded in Google Sheets
  5. You get an email alert if anything fails to log correctly
Quick estimate

What it is worth to you

Your numbers, your hourly cost. We add nothing hidden.

workers
minutes
$ per hour
0Hours freed per month
0Value per year at your hourly cost

Assumes the freed time is put to other work and that manual cross-checking was happening for every worker every week.

What you get

An accurate, timestamped attendance log in Google Sheets for every worker on site.

What you need

A GPS tracking app on workers' phones, a Google Sheets account, and an email account for alerts.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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