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Title: South Korea is normal on Google Maps?!
Post by: TheGrassGuy on December 08, 2021, 09:50:20 AM
 :crazy:
Title: Re: South Korea is normal on Google Maps?!
Post by: 7/8 on December 08, 2021, 09:55:16 AM
I'm surprised I don't see any news on this. What a glorious day! :D
Title: Re: South Korea is normal on Google Maps?!
Post by: vdeane on December 08, 2021, 12:56:52 PM
I'm not sure if it's 100% normal, but it certainly looks pretty normal when browsing.  Note that on zoom level 5 neither South Korea nor Japan show roads even though other countries do.  Japan's roads show up on zoom level 6 (still using their "weird but not as weird as South Korea's was (which might make it weirder)" cartography), but South Korea's don't show up until zoom level 7.  Other than that it's pretty seamless; maybe Google figured out a better way of complying with their restrictions other than to make everything blurry and off-color.
Title: Re: South Korea is normal on Google Maps?!
Post by: Scott5114 on December 08, 2021, 01:21:36 PM
For those of us that don't regularly look up random other countries on Google Maps, what was it like before, and why?
Title: Re: South Korea is normal on Google Maps?!
Post by: SectorZ on December 08, 2021, 01:26:03 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on December 08, 2021, 01:21:36 PM
For those of us that don't regularly look up random other countries on Google Maps, what was it like before, and why?

This, apparently, https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/one-thing-north-korea-has-the-south-doesnt-google-maps-24650
Title: Re: South Korea is normal on Google Maps?!
Post by: vdeane on December 08, 2021, 07:42:23 PM
I just tried directions, and those are not available still for South Korea (except transit).
Title: Re: South Korea is normal on Google Maps?!
Post by: LilianaUwU on December 08, 2021, 07:54:53 PM
I just remembered a meme a fellow forum member posted about Google Maps in South Korea.

Quote from: X99 on November 04, 2020, 12:28:39 PM
I attempted this one a few weeks ago

(https://i.redd.it/uykbebsnkpr51.png)

Does this mean that the roads are no longer orange?