Undergrad seeks public's help to list water cooler points on Google Maps

He hopes map can be useful to the public, reduce reliance on bottled and canned drinks

- Elaine Lee

Exercise buff Tng Ming Kang often found it hard to locate water coolers in places he explored for the first time.

To solve that problem, the Singapore University of Social Sciences Year 1 business analytics student decided to list all the free water cooler points around Singapore on a Google map.

During his two-week term break earlier this month, he created a Google form and rallied the online community to contribute information for his project. He asked for details such as postal code, longitude, latitude, a photo of the water dispenser, street name and building, the level it is located on, an iconic landmark the dispenser is near, temperature of the water and even the company operating it.