Google's maps of North Korea show streets, monuments and gulags. Jan. 29, 2013 — -- On Tuesday, Google unveiled a detailed map of North Korea, offering a rare glimpse inside the streets, ...

When it comes to mapping the world, it’s not surprising that Google finds some places more challenging than others. Take North Korea, for example. It’s one of the most secretive states on the planet, ...

While Google Maps feels like a solid mapping solution, it has some blank spots — particularly when it comes to regions such as North Korea. But that's all changing thanks to a group of "citizen ...

From space, the nighttime map of North Korea has a curious distinction: it is almost completely dark. Next door, South Korea glitters with great splotches of economic life, and, on the other side, ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Google Inc. has helped fill the gap in one of the last remaining information black holes in the world by releasing a detailed map of North Korea that adds street names, monuments ...

Editor's note: Juan José Valdés is National Geographic's geographer and director of editorial and research for National Geographic Maps. Google this week unveiled its first detailed maps of North ...

Google's request for a detailed map of South Korea for Google Maps has been denied by the government. The decision was made by a joint-committee led by the country's transport ministry and IT, foreign ...

You have to hand it to Google for getting transit maps for Pyongyang before Apple can get MTA routes onto its New York City iOS Maps app. No word on when they'll be integrating Zagat or Google Plus, ...

Nearly three-fourths of the country is mountainous, with myriad hiking opportunities for beginners and experts alike.

Dr. Chris Hillman, Global AI Lead at Teradata, joins eSpeaks to explore why open data ecosystems are becoming essential for enterprise AI success. In this episode, he breaks down how openness — in ...

A Seoul-based non-governmental organization has used Google Earth technology to enable North Korean defectors to “build a digital map of crimes against humanity in North Korea.” The Transitional ...

The government will once again postpone its judgment on Google’s request to export high-precision maps. A conclusion on the export of maps is expected to be reached after the South Korea-U.S. summit.