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SK Planet Launches T Map Open Partners

2012.12.10
-  Formed T Map Open Partners, a consultative group designed to accelerate cooperation around T Map Location Platform 
-  Entered into an arrangement regarding the use of T Map API with 15 partners in industries encompassing public services,
   rental, distribution, real estate and IT to promote win-win growth


SK Planet today announced the launch of T Map Open Partners, a consultative group that it formed with 15 partnering companies
involved in the business areas encompassing public services, rental, distribution, real estate and IT. SK Planet will offer technical
cooperation, training, as well as business support to the members of the T Map Open Partners, which is the industry’s first
alliance formed based on T Map Location Platform.

T Map Location Platform, a web-based map service commercialized by SK Planet in October, was developed to enhance the
ease-of-use and accessibility of T Map, Korea’s largest location-based information platform, for both individuals and businesses. 

SK Planet is the first in the industry to apply OGC (Open Geospatial Consortium) standard, the international standard for web
map service, in its T Map Location Platform and offers APIs for ▲ T Map fastest route guidance ▲ traffic information updated
every five minutes ▲ Korea’s top geocoding program ▲ major traffic facilities ▲ real estate information ▲ new address system,
and ▲ outdoor information such as hiking trail, golf course and bicycle road.

T Map Open Partners have 15 partnering companies as members across seven industries that include Health Insurance
Review & Assessment Service, Kepco (public institution), CJ Korea Express (distribution/delivery), Woongjin Coway (rental),
Speed Bank (real estate information), Korea Telephone Directory (ad/promotion), GooDoc (hospital information)
and Mad Smart (IT). 

For the period of one year ending December 2013, SK Planet will provide assistance to its partners using T Map API in the
areas of service improvement, technical cooperation, training, marketing/promotion, with plans to use collected feedback
and insights from the members to upgrade T Map Location Platform.

“SK Planet launched T Map Open Partners to work closely with our partners and bring to market diverse location-based
services using T Map Location Platform, which is the very essence of ten years of T Map’s expertise and know-how,” said
Kim Jang-uk, Senior Vice President and Head of Open Social Business Division. “We expect T Map Location Platform to
bring greater level of sophistication to our partner’s services, as we continue to solidify T Map’s position as Korea’s leading
location-based platform.”

Members of T Map Open Partners are given free access to T Map Location Platform for one year. Visit the official website
of SK Planet’s Open Platform Center (http://developers.skplanetx.com) to participate.