Why has Google Maps removed landmarks and towns from North Korea.

[mittu]

All the data still appears to be there, you can still zoom in to what I assume is the same level of detail you have always been able to see but there are no streets/landmarks/cities on the map anymore.

What would the reason be for doing this? I know North Korea are secretive and would understand them demanding that certain areas, or the whole country, be blurred out but simply removing the city names doesn’t seem to achieve anything. We still know where they are.

[Tapioca_Dextrin]

According to a Google employee

We never launched coverage in some countries because we simply weren’t satisfied with the map data we had available. We’re constantly searching for the best map data we can find, and sometimes will delay launching coverage in a country if we think we can get more comprehensive data.

Georgia suffers the same problem.

[Claverhouse]

That’s a pity: I’ve always longed to visit that magical land, and be able to come back and announce: *** “I have seen the future, and it works !”***

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