Maps prerequisites

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Available in Classic and VPC

Note

Maps API service, which had been provided by NAVER Cloud Platform, has been upgraded and newly released. Use new Maps service with NAVER map content's customizing styling function added.

View supported environments and pricing information for smooth use of Maps.

Cloud environment specifications

Maps supports the following cloud environment specifications:

Item Specifications
Region (zone) Korea, U.S., Singapore, Japan, and Germany
Platform VPC, Classic
Language Korean, English, and Japanese
Note

For more information on the VPC environment, see Service introduction on the NAVER Cloud Platform portal, and for more information on whether the VPC environments are supported for each service, see Ncloud user environment guide.

Service specifications

Maps API is provided in various forms of resources to support various service environments. The specifications of each resource are as follows:

Web Dynamic Map supported web browsers

Web Dynamic Map provides codes optimized for desktop and mobile environments and fully supports the major web browsers. The supported web browsers are as follows:

Item PC web browser compatibility Mobile web browser compatibility
Core APIs
  • Explorer 11 and above
  • Chrome
  • Safari 5 and above
  • Firefox
  • Android 3 and above
  • iOS 7 and above
  • Chrome
  • Safari 5 and above
  • Firefox
Submodule (Visualization) APIs
  • Explorer 11 and above
  • Chrome
  • Safari 5 and above
  • Firefox
  • Android 5 or later
  • iOS 9 or later
Note

Web Dynamic Map operates without any issues even when used with any framework or library.

Mobile Dynamic Map Android SDK specifications

This section describes the specifications of the Mobile Dynamic Map Android SDK.

Operating systems and libraries

The OS version and library version supported by the Mobile Dynamic Map Android SDK are as follows:

SDK version Operating system version Dependency library Development language
Mobile Dynamic Map Android 3.x Android 5.0 (API level 21) and above Android Jetpack Java, Kotlin

SDK deployment

Mobile Dynamic Map Android SDK version 3.x is deployed from the https://repository.map.naver.com/archive/maven Maven repository. This adds a repository setting to the root project's build.gradle and declares the SDK dependency in the app module's build.gradle.
The Mobile Dynamic Map Android SDK version 3.x demo project can be downloaded from the github repository.

Changes after SDK upgrade

The following features are not available when the Mobile Dynamic Map Android SDK is upgraded from version 2.x to 3.x.

Features SDK 2.x SDK 3.x
Reverse Geocoding Use the coordinate-address conversion feature by calling NMapActivity.findPlacemarkAtLocation() Reverse Geocoding not supported -> Use Reverse Geocoding REST API
Run NAVER Maps app button Enable the NAVER Maps app by calling NMapView.setBuiltInAppControls() NAVER Maps app calling not supported -> Use URL Scheme for NAVER Maps app integration
Marker drag Use the marker drag feature by calling NMapPOIitem.setFloatingMode() Marker drag is not supported -> It is recommended to fix a view that plays the role of a marker in the center of the page and move the map to specify the location. For more details, see CameraEventActivity demo
Note

For more information on SDK upgrade, see 2.x → 3.x migration guide.

Mobile Dynamic Map iOS SDK specifications

This section describes the specifications of the Mobile Dynamic Map iOS SDK.

Operating system

The OS version supported by the Mobile Dynamic Map iOS SDK is as follows.

SDK version OS version Development language
Mobile Dynamic Map iOS 3.x iOS version 9 and above Swift, Objective-C

SDK deployment

Mobile Dynamic Map iOS SDK version 3.x is deployed from cocoapods. After installing CocoaPods, install git-lfs additionally to receive large libraries. After installing git-lfs, initialization must be performed. After completing initialization, you must update the SDK to the latest version.
Mobile Dynamic Map iOS SDK version 3.x demo project can be downloaded from the github repository.

Changes after SDK upgrade

The following features are not available when the Mobile Dynamic Map iOS SDK is upgraded from version 2.x to 3.x.

Deprecated feature SDK 2.x SDK 3.x
Reverse Geocoding Use coordinate-address conversion feature by calling NMapReverseGeocoder.findPlacemarkAtLocation: Reverse Geocoding not supported -> Use Reverse Geocoding REST API
Run NAVER Maps app button Enable NAVER Maps app by calling NMapView.setBuiltInAppControl: NAVER Maps app calling not supported -> Use URL Scheme for NAVER Maps app integration
Marker drag Use marker dragging feature by calling NMapPOIitem.setPOIflagMode: Marker drag is not supported -> It is recommended to fix a view that plays the role of a marker in the center of the page and move the map to specify the location. For more details, see CameraEventActivity demo
Note

For more information on SDK upgrade, see 2.x → 3.x migration guide.

NAVER Maps app integrating URL Scheme specifications

This section describes the specifications for using the NAVER Maps app integrating URL Scheme.

NAVER Maps app version

The NAVER Maps app integrating URL Scheme feature has been applied from the NAVER Maps app version 5. It is recommended to download the latest version from the Play Store or App Store and use it. The minimum specifications are as follows:

Operating system NAVER Maps app version
Android 5 or later
iOS 5 or later

Cautions for using API

When implementing a service using the Maps API, the following cautions should be noted:

  • Be careful not to arbitrarily change the names of the features and services provided by Maps. It is necessary to indicate exactly the same as the names guided in this guide (street view, directions, navigation, satellite map, cadastral map, map search, public transportation, real-time traffic, and so on).
    <Example>: if you use Web Dynamic Map to show "street view", it cannot be changed and indicated as "entrance view" or "road view".
  • Calling the API without going through the official call path is considered as abuse, and the use of the service may be restricted.

Pricing information

Maps is providing service in a usage-based pricing plan (section pricing plan). For more details about the pricing standard for Maps, see the following page: