How to determine the most suitable map API_web development targeted for Korean market
Lee, Taehee (2021)
2021
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Applying web APIs has become a common way of web development since APIs allow developers to access required data in faster and simpler ways. However, developers often face difficulties to determine the correct web APIs which can resolve the development requirements in the most efficient way.
When map data are required in the websites, developers first come up with Google Map API as Google has been the map API category leader and applied to over 1,000,000 websites worldwide. However, web API determination should reflect a lot more considerations besides its popularity to successfully achieve development objectives.
In Korea, many map service providers are providing various features and Korean government applies strict compliances to ap service. Consequently, developers should consider local service providers as well as global service providers when selecting map API for the websites targeted for Korean market. In this regard, however, API directories such as ProgrammableWeb and RapidAPI do not provide up to date information about Korean map API service providers.
Accordingly, this research demonstrates the way to select candidate map APIs according to the development requirements. To be specific, this research selects Google, Naver and Kakao as candidate map APIs based on the popularity, awareness in the market and compliances.
Then, it also explains the way to compare candidates to find the most suitable map API for the given development requirements. This research analyzes the most popular use cases of map APIs to define the development requirements to be applied to the demo web pages in the empirical phase. In the empirical phase, this research collects and analyzes data to reflect both developer’s and end users’ perspectives about candidate map APIS.
Lastly, this research recommends the most suitable map API according to the different development requirements. The research conclusion can help developers who are making websites including location identification and/or route recommendation in Korea.
When map data are required in the websites, developers first come up with Google Map API as Google has been the map API category leader and applied to over 1,000,000 websites worldwide. However, web API determination should reflect a lot more considerations besides its popularity to successfully achieve development objectives.
In Korea, many map service providers are providing various features and Korean government applies strict compliances to ap service. Consequently, developers should consider local service providers as well as global service providers when selecting map API for the websites targeted for Korean market. In this regard, however, API directories such as ProgrammableWeb and RapidAPI do not provide up to date information about Korean map API service providers.
Accordingly, this research demonstrates the way to select candidate map APIs according to the development requirements. To be specific, this research selects Google, Naver and Kakao as candidate map APIs based on the popularity, awareness in the market and compliances.
Then, it also explains the way to compare candidates to find the most suitable map API for the given development requirements. This research analyzes the most popular use cases of map APIs to define the development requirements to be applied to the demo web pages in the empirical phase. In the empirical phase, this research collects and analyzes data to reflect both developer’s and end users’ perspectives about candidate map APIS.
Lastly, this research recommends the most suitable map API according to the different development requirements. The research conclusion can help developers who are making websites including location identification and/or route recommendation in Korea.