I am working on a simple program that collects data from the field on an android app and stores it in a database. The next step for me is to be able to take the data from the collected and transfer it to a programming running on a computer. I am looking for best suggestions on this. One aspect of my field data collection is that I want it to be scale-able, right now it is only for android, but in the future I would like an apple version. I have looked at tethering and transferring data over USB, however from what I have read android has issues with that, and I am not sure how easy it is for an apple product. The other option that I have found is using a dedicated web server. Download from the mobile app and then upload to the computer program. Is one option better then another, have I missed an option?
Don't sync your database to a computer. Instead, sync it to the cloud using something like Google App Engine. The APIs are easier, and the result is more useful besides.