POHANG, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – As many as 200 ancient Japanese maps have been confirmed to mark Dokdo in the East Sea as Korean territory, a government-funded foundation here said Friday. The Dokdo Foundation said it has secured the undisputed evidence to deny Tokyo’s territorial claim to Dokdo after examining some 1,000 old maps [...]
DAEJEON, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A government-funded research institute announced on Wednesday that it had decided to fully disclose all of its wind and solar power-related public data. The data that the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) will open to the general public is a new and renewable energy resource atlas that provides [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A volume of maps created during the Japanese colonial period by a Japanese historian belonging to Japanese royal patronage was found to indicate Dokdo and Ulleungdo as part of Joseon territory. In a book published by the Dokdo Research Institute yesterday, Katsumori Shiba (1880-1955), the editor of the Japanese [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – On Tuesday, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport demonstrated its latest 3D-mapping technology that makes use of drones, at the Han River Drone Park. According to officials, the system will allow for a better response to large-scale disasters such as nuclear power plant accidents or in military conflicts, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government announced Sunday that it will invest 15 billion won ($12.65 million) to develop technology that can help to quickly and efficiently realize indoor maps, by 2021. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the move is aimed at generating indoor spatial information, which [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – There’s now just a day left before a special government committee makes a final decision on whether to allow Google to export sensitive Korean map data. The dispute goes back to 2008, when the global Internet giant made the same request, but to no avail. The government rejected the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Google asked the Korean government on June 1, yet again, for permission to move Korean map data out of the country, a decision which will be made on August 25. Due to South Korea’s unusual national security circumstances, in which it is still technically at war with its northern [...]
Seoul, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Naver has announced that they will be providing indoor maps for 328 major transportation and business facilities nationwide. Using Naver indoor maps, one can get information on the location beforehand, avoiding the chaos occurring in crowded and complex areas. Users can find out where the nearest customer centers, elevators and washrooms [...]