Google Maps does not seem to work well in Seoul.

It has been able to find most locations I've tried.

But for whatever reason, it very often cannot calculate a route.

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I download Navar Maps to use in Korea.

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Some information from Chris Palasz (a.k.a. Carbon Chris) on why Google Maps doesn't work well in Korea:

In Korea, Google maps is a no-go. You should download and use Naver or Kakao or Daum maps. (those are Korean companies. Naver provides English.) Korean Government wants to restrict Google maps in ways that Google refuses, so Google doesn’t get permission to use shared info. There’s a law that maps of Korea must blur details of sensitive locations such as government buildings and military bases. Google agreed to do this for their Korean version, but refuses to do this for their other versions. So anyone could just switch to a different version to see.

⸺ by Charles Iliya Krempeaux

⸺ published 2018-09-01T20:40:59+09:00