To improve its service quality, Google has requested that South Korea provide higher-resolution geographical data at a scale of 1:5,000 — making every 1 centimeter (0.39 inches) equivalent to a ...

Seoul said the locations of sensitive sites could be revealed if map data leaves the country. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

These companies provide comprehensive map, search, and payment services, but all mapping data is stored on domestic servers. In South Korea, Google Maps lacks walking directions (left).

U.S. tech lobbies claim U.S. map providers lose roughly $130 million a year in South Korea because they cannot compete on equal footing. Trade negotiations have presented Seoul with a dilemma.

Offer comes ahead of government panel meeting expected to decide whether to approve Google’s request to export South Korea’s 1:5,000-scale high-precision map data abroad - Anadolu Ajansı ...

Google Maps, which is not widely used in South Korea, did not list bomb shelters as of Wednesday. Shelters across South Korea can be found in places like subway stations, underground parking ...

Asia-Pacific’s leading current affairs magazine.Few realize that South Korea bars foreign companies from exporting the mapping data necessary for digital map services. That may soon change.