In this blogpost, we will be going through some of the cool functions in LOO Connect for users to input their comments on clean or dirty toilets in Singapore.

You may wish to open the LOO Connect website: http://www.toilet.org.sg/looconnect.html and go through the steps in this post to learn how to navigate your way in this map-based crowdsourcing app.

Let's begin by introducing the main items in this plug-in app!

The interface of the app is pretty neat and simple. There is the usual search form to find locations and a "get directions" option for routing purposes. The legend of the icons is already indicated by RAS on the top right.

"Select Category" allows users to view the different types of crowdsourced data
"Last 10 Added Locations" displays the last 10 inputs added by users
"Add Location" allows users to select a location on the map and type in their comments
"Clear Map" removes all displayed icons
"Help" directs users to the OneMap help page on crowdsourcing

Users can view the locations of disgusting toilets, certified restrooms or clean school toilets by clicking on the "Select Category" icon, followed by one of the three categories listed.



For example, if you want to find out more on a particular disgusting toilet, you can zoom in on the map and click on the disgusting toilet icon.


For this public toilet, you can view who keyed it in and the comments given. To view the full comments or reply to the user, just click on the comment itself or select the "add comment" button and a 2nd column with the full comments and comment box will be available for you to reply.

RAS added the certified restroom information for users to view and give comments on whether they deserve the recognition.


If the user (RAS in this case) added some pictures or videos, you can also view them by clicking on the small camera or videocam icons.


After viewing locations of restrooms for any selected category, users can select the "clear map" option to remove the display of icons on the map.


Finally, users can also see which schools achieve the STAR@Schools award for maintaining clean toilets in schools. Find out more about the programme here: http://www.toilet.org.sg/projects1_2.html


That's it for part 1 of the RAS LOO Connect post, find out how you can contribute to this crowdsourcing project in the next post! :)