GPS time clock built for the field

Yes. Miter’s time clock app captures GPS location and punch data even when a device is offline. Once the crew member’s phone reconnects to a network or Wi-Fi, all punches sync automatically to the office dashboard. This matters on remote jobsites or in areas with weak signal, where crews still need to clock in and out on schedule without waiting on connectivity.

It depends on your configuration. If you’re only using clock-in and clock-out location capture, Miter records GPS at those two moments and does not track location in between. If breadcrumbs are enabled — which lets supervisors see where crew members were throughout a shift — background location runs while the employee is clocked in. Either way, Miter does not store any employee location data when they are not actively clocked in, so there is no background tracking outside of working hours.

Geofencing and location verification make buddy punching significantly harder to pull off and easier to catch. Since each punch is tied to a GPS location inside the jobsite boundary, a supervisor can quickly identify any punch that doesn’t match the expected location. For an additional layer of verification, Miter’s kiosk mode supports clock-in photos, so supervisors can confirm who actually punched in. Supervisors can also review the location history for any punch that looks off, which adds another layer of accountability.

Yes. Time and location data captured through the GPS time clock flows into Miter’s payroll and job costing tools, so hours don’t need to be manually re-entered or reconciled. This keeps labor cost reporting current and reduces the back-and-forth between field data and payroll processing that slows down pay periods. Approvers see verified, job-costed hours as soon as a crew clocks out, so payroll can move straight into review instead of waiting on someone to track down mismatched hours first.

You can set up a separate geofence boundary for each active jobsite in Miter. When a crew member selects a job to clock in to, Miter checks that their device is inside that job’s geofence boundary before allowing the punch. If a crew splits time across two sites, each segment is captured and attributed separately, which keeps job costing accurate without manual sorting.

The best employee time clock software for construction companies is one that combines geofenced clock-ins, real-time location visibility, and a direct connection to payroll and job costing, not just a basic GPS ping. Miter covers all three, which means location-verified hours flow into payroll automatically instead of sitting in a separate system that needs manual reconciliation. For construction teams specifically, that connection between field data and back-office payroll is what separates a true workforce platform from a standalone time clock app.