"Easy Direct Purchase Possible"... Korean-style Address Reflected in ISO International Standard

Object and Spatial Addresses, Road Names of Underground and Elevated Roads
MOU Signed on Address Systems with Tanzania and Ethiopia

The Korean-style address system has been reflected as an excellent case by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ISO is the representative organization of national standardization bodies and creates and disseminates standards used internationally.

Object address system assigned to facilities.
[Photo by Ministry of the Interior and Safety]

According to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety on the 24th, the excellent cases reflected in ISO are in the fields of 'address assignment' and 'maintenance.' There are a total of 21 items, including 13 mandatory requirements that other countries must follow when establishing address standards, and 8 recommended items that specific countries are encouraged to use as standards.

The main excellent cases include ▲object addresses (facilities) ▲spatial addresses (open spaces) ▲location indicators possible anywhere such as national point number plates for mountains and fields ▲assigning separate road names distinguished from ground roads for underground, elevated roads, and indoor movement routes ▲providing address information data to public and private sectors and real-time updating and supplying of electronic maps.

When the Korean-style address system is reflected in international standards, it will become more convenient to apply the Korean address format when registering addresses with overseas institutions for logistics delivery, patent rights, import/export documents, etc. It will also help companies utilizing location information, such as logistics including parcel delivery, navigation map fields, and spatial information system construction, to expand overseas.

An excellent example of the Korean address system.
Photo by Ministry of the Interior and Safety

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety is promoting the export of the Korean-style address system. Next month, it plans to sign memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with Tanzania and Ethiopia, where location information systems are insufficient except for some cities due to the geographical characteristics of many mountains and fields.

The address international standard project reflected this time has been promoted since 2019 by ISO TC211 (Geographic Information/Geomatics Technical Committee) 19160-2 (Addressing and Maintenance), and passed the final vote on the 30th of last month, to be published as an international standard next month.

Minister Lee Sang-min stated, "Addresses are not simply about indicating locations but are industrial resources that enable advanced services combined with spatial information, so we will actively strive to help companies enter overseas markets."

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