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search engine (Google) map of North Korea, a country that the majority
of nominally show Kfrag in popular mapping service Active.Map data was collected by a tool (MAP Maker) for mapping Google workers, which allows the general public to contribute information, mainly through satellite images, local knowledge areas.Related links
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The service users can Google Maps zoom in and see the many attractions accompanied by definition, including prison labor camps.
But the map is not available widely to users inside North Korea.
The tool (MAP Maker) - which came into force in 2008 - has become available for Google Maps service in countries such as Iraq and Afghanistan.
Gent said Mysore, Production Manager, Department (MAP Maker) at Google, said that "these efforts have been underway in the MAP Maker few years ago, and today has become the new map of North Korea is ready and available on Google Maps."
"And as a result, the world can view maps of North Korea, providing information and more details than ever before."
The launch of the new map in the wake of a visit to North Korea carried out by Google CEO Eric Schmidt.Information is scarce
In the case of North Korea, the satellite images the main source of map data, rather than local knowledge to the public. The majority of the population can not North Korea access to the Internet.
Google said that a large number of people in South Korea contributed to map information usable to the northern neighbor.
Mysore said, "While many people interested in parts of the world in North Korea, these maps is particularly important for the citizens of South Korea, who have links with hereditary (north) or families live there."
However, one of the volunteers of the information is an Australian citizen does not speak Korean, and named Sebastian Van Owen.
Sebastian said the BBC "I wanted to go to North Korea, but it did not exist on the map, and so I decided to start so I painted, at least, that I know how easy movement within the country."
The Van Owen - a risk management company official business in Sydney - he used images captured by satellites for information.
He said that the data "good enough to cover the entire country, although there is variation in the quality of data and dates."
"For a simple map It's good, but it will take time to get street-level navigation can rely on."
Sebastian believes that the biggest obstacle to more detailed Map is to get enough information for local areas to label map features.
Sebastian said, "Keep in mind that there are no-go zones, and local knowledge (readily available) outside the Democratic People's Republic of Korea are not many." |
