Kakao, which runs South Korea's KakaoTalk chat app, has apparently launched a new 3D-enabled map service using a 'vector system' for more accurate mapping.
The map app is a redesign of the Daum Map app released in 2009. Kakao has added its latest technology of mapping in the application after the merge of the two companies and collects the data on its servers.
Kakao said South Korea's map service is the first to use a vector system where map data is loaded in real-time by its servers, and allows users 3D rotations instead of conventional zoom in and out.
Dragging your two fingers up and down on the screen, the map will tilt and show the buildings according to their actual height. By making circles with your two fingers on the screen you can rotate the map where you want it.
The 3D sky view is another special feature feature of the Kakao Map app, with data from the country's transport ministry through a Memorandum of Understanding signed in July. The map displays dummies using this data, rather than data taken from various satellites.
Currently, the service can only be used in the Korean cities of Seoul and Seongnam, but according to the company it will be expanded very soon.
The map also provides shuttle times for various destinations, provides weather information, suggestions for restaurants and theaters around the city's hotels.
A version for iOS devices will be released within the year according to ZDNet.
