Republic of Korea: National Geographic Information Institute adopted order extending review period on Google’s high-precision map export request

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National Geographic Information Institute adopted order extending review period on Google’s high-precision map export request

On 14 May 2025, the National Geographic Information Institute under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport adopted an order to defer the decision on Google’s application to export high-precision national base map data. The review period …

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2025-05-14
under investigation

On 14 May 2025, the National Geographic Information Institute under the Ministry of Land, Infrastru…

2026-02-27
in force

On 27 February 2026, the Inter-Agency Consultative Body on Overseas Transfer of Survey Results appr…