Google Maps shows North Korean prisons, streets
PTI: Seoul, Jan 30 2013, 16:21 IST
Google Map Maker, a service launched in 2008, users can add data to maps of places lacking accurate and detailed maps, like Pakistan and Afghanistan. Local residents can update maps of their communities with details like new bike paths that governments or other authorities can't easily track.
The map of the North Korean capital offers more details than other parts of the country, including the names of streets and the location of the square named after the
country's late founder, Kim Il Sung.
Google Maps also links to photographs taken in North Korea. Many of these photos show streets and buildings of Pyongyang taken by visitors while some photos are from North-Korea focused websites, such as NkeconWatch.com.
The rest of the country remains mostly blank but some airports, highways, universities and major streets are marked. The map also marks at least four places where North Korea's government is suspected of operating prison camps.
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