SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) ¡ª Google unveiled a revamped maps program Wednesday that allows mobile users to use the service without an Internet connection as the Internet giant geared up for a possible competing service. »÷ÇÁ¶õ½Ã½ºÄÚ (AFP) ¡ª Áö³ ¼ö¿äÀÏ ±¸±ÛÀÌ °æÀïÀ» ´ëºñÇØ ÀÎÅÍ³Ý ¿¬°á ¾øÀÌ ¸ð¹ÙÀÏ·Î »ç¿ë °¡´ÉÇÑ °³ÆíµÈ Áöµµ ¼ºñ½º¸¦ °ø°³Çß´Ù. ¡°You will no longer need paper maps,¡± said Google¡¯s Rita Chen at an event unveiling the upgrades. ±¸±ÛÀÇ ¸®Å¸ þÀº °³¼±µÈ ¼ºñ½º¸¦ °ø°³ÇÏ´Â Çà»ç¿¡¼ ¡°Á¾ÀÌ·Î µÈ Áöµµ´Â ´õ ÀÌ»ó ÇÊ¿ä ¾ø´Ù¡±°í ¸»Çß´Ù. The service, which will be available soon on devices powered by Google¡¯s Android operating system, allows users to select an area and save a local map which can be viewed when a user does not have a data connection. ¸ÓÁö ¾Ê¾Æ ±¸±ÛÀÇ ¾Èµå·ÎÀÌµå ¿î¿µÃ¼°è·Î ¸¸³ªº¼ ¼ö ÀÖ´Â ÀÌ ¼ºñ½º´Â »ç¿ëÀÚ°¡ ¿øÇÏ´Â Áö¿ªÀÇ Áöµµ¸¦ ÀúÀåÇØ ÀÎÅÍ³Ý ¿¬°áÀÌ ¾øÀ̵µ »ç¿ëÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ°Ô µÈ´Ù. This can be useful for people traveling to international locations where they do not want to pay Internet roaming charges, or for situations when someone is underground or on a plane without data access. ÀÌ ¼ºñ½º´Â ÇØ¿Ü¿©Çà Áß ÀÎÅÍ³Ý ·Î¹Ö ¿ä±ÝÀ» ³»°í ½ÍÁö ¾Ê°Å³ª ºñÇà±â ¾È ¶Ç´Â ÁöÇÏ¿¡ ÀÖ¾î ÀÎÅͳݿ¡ ¿¬°áÇÏÁö ¸øÇÏ´Â »óȲ¿¡¼µµ À¯¿ëÇÏ°Ô ¾²ÀδÙ. Chen demonstrated by saving a section of a map of London, which would still retain interactive features even without going online. þÀº ·±´øÀÇ Áöµµ¸¦ ÀúÀåÇØ ÀÎÅÍ³Ý ¿¬°á ¾øÀ̵µ ¸ðµç ±â´ÉÀ» À¯ÁöÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ´Ù´Â °ÍÀ» Áõ¸íÇØ º¸¿´´Ù. ¡°If you have GPS enabled, the blue dot will still work,¡± she said. ¡°You can orient yourself without Wi-Fi.¡± ±×³à´Â ¡°À§¼ºÀ§Ä¡È®ÀνýºÅÛ(GPS)À» ÄѳõÀ¸¸é (ÇöÀç À§Ä¡¸¦ º¸¿©ÁÖ´Â) ÆÄ¶õ Á¡µµ ÀÛµ¿ÇÑ´Ù¡±¸ç ¡°¿ÍÀÌÆÄÀÌ ¾øÀ̵µ Çì¸ÅÁö ¾ÊÀ» ¼ö ÀÖ´Ù¡±°í ¸»Çß´Ù. She zoomed in on the map, saying, ¡°As we start moving in, the map remains clear, even down to street level.¡± ±×³à´Â Áöµµ¸¦ È®´ëÇÏ¸ç ¡°°Å¸®°¡ º¸ÀÏ Á¤µµ·Î ´õ ´Ù°¡°¡µµ Áöµµ´Â ¼±¸íÇÏ´Ù¡±°í µ¡ºÙ¿´´Ù. The Google upgrade comes amid widespread reports the widely used maps program will be booted off devices sold by Apple, which is developing its own mapping service. ±¸±ÛÀÇ À̹ø ¾÷±×·¹À̵å´Â ±×°£ ¸¹Àº »ç¿ëÀ» ¹Þ¾Ò´ø ±¸±Û ¸Ê½º°¡ ¾ÖÇñâ±â¿¡¼ ÀÚ»ç Áöµµ ÇÁ·Î±×·¥À¸·Î ±³Ã¼ ´çÇÒ °ÍÀ̶ó´Â ÃßÃøµé »çÀÌ¿¡ ³ª¿Â °ÍÀÌ´Ù. Though Google Maps could still be downloaded and used, it would no longer be the default application for Apple users if the iPhone maker does as planned. ¾ÆÀÌÆù Á¦Á¶ ȸ»ç°¡ °èȹÀ» ±×´ë·Î ½ÇÇàÇÑ´Ù¸é ¾ÖÇûç¿ëÀÚµéÀº ±¸±Û ¸Ê½º¸¦ ´Ù¿î¹Þ°í »ç¿ëÇÒ ¼ö´Â À־ ´õ ÀÌ»ó ±âº» Áöµµ ¾ÛÀ¸·Î ±¸±ÛÀ» »ç¿ëÇÒ ÇÊ¿ä´Â ¾ø¾îÁø´Ù. Google also unveiled improvements to its Street View, with access to more areas where cars cannot go, and a more detailed three dimensional Google Earth map which allows users to view as if they were flying over a location. ±¸±ÛÀº ¶ÇÇÑ ¡®½ºÆ®¸®Æ® ºä¡¯¿¡ Â÷·Î´Â °¥ ¼ö ¾ø´ø °÷µéÀ» Ãß°¡½Ã۰í ÇÏ´Ã À§¸¦ ³ª´ÂµíÇÑ 3Â÷¿ø(3D) Áöµµ¸¦ °ø°³Çß´Ù. Greg Sterling, an analyst at Opus Research, said Google is trying to protect its turf in maps. "The offline mapping capability is the major announcement," Sterling said. ¿ÀÆÛ½º ¸®¼Ä¡ÀÇ ºÐ¼®°¡ ±×·¹±× ½ºÅиµÀº ±¸±ÛÀÌ Áöµµ¿¡¼ ÀÚ»çÀÇ ¿µ¿ªÀ» ÁöŰ·Á ÇÑ´Ù¸ç ¡°¿ÀÇÁ¶óÀÎ Áöµµ°¡ °¡Àå Áß¿äÇÑ ¹ßÇ¥¡±¶ó°í Çß´Ù. "But I think they probably put this together quickly to show people that they have a comprehensive platform, and how it won't be easily duplicated by Apple or anyone else." ÇÏÁö¸¸ ±×´Â ±¸±ÛÀÇ ¾÷±×·¹À̵忡 ´ëÇØ ¡°±¸±ÛÀÌ ÀڽŵéÀº Æ÷°ýÀûÀÎ Ç÷§ÆûÀ» °¡Áö°í ÀÖÀ¸¸ç ¾ÖÇÃÀ̳ª Ÿ»ç¿¡°Ô ½±°Ô ´ëüµÇÁö ¾ÊÀ» °ÍÀÓÀ» Áõ¸íÇÏ·Á ±ÞÇÏ°Ô ¸¸µç °Í °°´Ù¡±°í µ¡ºÙ¿´´Ù. While Google does not generate much income directly from maps, it often ties into Internet search which does generate advertising dollars. ±¸±Û ¸Ê½º »ç¿ëÀº Á÷Á¢ÀûÀÎ Å« ¼ÒµæÀ» °¡Á®¿ÀÁö´Â ¾ÊÁö¸¸ ´ë°Ô ±¤°íºñ·Î µæÀ» º¸´Â ÀÎÅÍ³Ý °Ë»öÀ¸·Î À̾îÁø´Ù. º» ³»¿ëÀÇ ÇØ¼³ °ÀÇ´Â http://www.smkoreatimes.com¿¡¼ µ¿¿µ»óÀ¸·Î ¸¸³ª½Ç ¼ö ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù.
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