A Google Maps Glitch Turned this Korean Fishing Town Into a 'Pokémon Go' Haven

Motherboard ^ | July 19, 2016 // 11:29 AM EST | Madison Margolin

[Utilizer]

A glitch in Google Maps has turned the small fishing town of Sokcho, South Korea, into a Pokémon Go tourist haven.

The globally popular mobile game hasn't launched yet in South Korea, but that hasn't stopped clever gamers from finding a way to play it anyways. The city of Sokcho is taking full advantage of it, according to this video by the Wall Street Journal.

[Utilizer]

I'm thinking more than a few little towns that depend upon tourism might wish to look closely at this article...

Maddy Margo

[TexasGator]

"Because of Cold War era laws preventing North Korea from obtaining maps of the country, the use of Google Maps is restricted in South Korea, the WSJ reports. "

[chajin]

Koreans wouldn’t have to rush around the town, they could simply Incheon towards their Seoul incentive

[Utilizer]

**groaaaannnn!!!** That was SO bad! |b

[TexasGator]

“Because of Cold War era laws preventing North Korea from obtaining maps of the country, the use of Google Maps is restricted in South Korea, the WSJ reports. “

Digging deeper, if you access google maps on .kr you are only allowed a limited amount of zoom in. This keeps any military installations blurry.

Stupid rule since how many North Koreans are going to use a south Korean provider.

[TexasGator]

Additionally, local map providers give high resolution but black out sensitive areas!