SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Google Inc. has helped fill the gap in one of the last remaining information black holes in the world by releasing a detailed map of North Korea that adds street names, ...

South Korea has generally restricted the export of 1/5000 scale map data over national security concerns, as it's still technically at war with its neighbor North Korea. Google hasn't been able to ...

Until Tuesday, North Korea appeared on Google Maps as a near-total white space - no roads, no train lines, no parks and no restaurants. The only thing labeled was the capital city, Pyongyang. This all ...

Google has once again asked the South Korean government for approval to export high-precision mapping data after a nine-year hiatus, reigniting debate over its potential impact on the country’s ...

South Korea is nearing a decision on whether to allow Google and Apple to export high-resolution geographic map data to servers outside the country. The detailed maps, which use a 1:5,000 scale, would ...

South Korea’s government says it will allow Google to export detailed mapping data of the country to overseas servers under certain security requirements Friday 27 February 2026 07:11 GMT South ...

South Korea’s government has approved Google’s request to export detailed mapping data to overseas servers. The tech giant was permitted to export Google Maps data from the country, provided it ...