South Korea approves Google bid to export high-precision map data

The decision comes amid pressure from ⁠the United States on South ⁠Korea to address what Washington ‌views as discrimination against U.S. tech companies

Korea clears exporting map data for Google, ends 19-year dispute

South Korea on Friday approved Google's request to export detailed map data overseas, resolving one of the longest-running digital trade disputes between Seoul and Washington. Korea's interagency review body on geographic data exports voted to allow Google to take 1:5,000-scale map data out of the country under strict security conditions, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said. The 1:5,000 scale is the same standard used by domestic services such as Naver Maps and Kakao Map. Goo

By The Korea Herald

South Korea finally agrees to share data with Google Maps