Conditions for optimal use of SGIS

1. Browser compatibility

The SGIS open platform is built on HTML5.
The following browsers can be used optimally.

Internet Explorer 10 +
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/products/ie/home

Google Chrome 37 +
http://www.google.com/chrome

Mozilla Firefox 32 +
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

Apple Safari 6.0 +
http://www.apple.com/safari/

Opera 22 +
http://www.opera.com

2. Screen resolution

Screen resolution of SGIS service is minimum 1024 * 768, and some services are based on 1280 * 768.
However, due to the nature of the map information service that displays various statistical information, it can be used optimally when the screen resolution is higher.

3. Delay of map display when network is blocked

If you block Kacao Story, Twitter, or Facebook from your PC network firewall,
The first time you connect an interactive statistical map on the SGIS open platform, the map will appear about three to four minutes later.

4. Precautions when dragging and dropping the search criteria on the statistical map

If you drag the search criteria onto the map when viewing a statistical map,
You should drag and drop when there are borders (black lines) on the map to see the statistics.

5. If you do not see a border on the map, when you are viewing the statistical map

If you do not see the border (black line) on the map when viewing the statistical map
Move the map a little with your mouse and you'll see the border.

6. If you have not used your browser for a long time

If you have not used the browser for a long time, the map or data may not be displayed.
In this case, press the F5 key to refresh or restart the browser

If there is an error in SGIS behavior in the Web browser edge on Windows 10

In Windows 10, you can select Internet Explorer 11 other than Web browser edge to maintain compatibility of existing website.
You can change the current web browser through the setup menu. If there is an error in SGIS operation,
please change your web browser to Internet Explorer 11.
There are information on the internet how to change your web browser.

What is the difference between administrative and sub-districts?

The administrative district is the statistical reference area above the Eup or Myeon-dong,
and the small area (county district) is the area for collecting statistical data for convenience.
It is about 500 people in size, and the scale is about 1/25 of Eup/Myeon-dong.

What is Administrative District and Court District?

Administrative District is the district established for administrative convenience,
and the court district is the administrative district designated by law and uses the traditional regional name.

Example: Yangjae 1-dong (Administrative District), Umyeon-dong (court district)
Data on the SGIS are based on administrative district of Dong.

What is the standard for threshold setting?

Within the boundaries of the base of the basic area of the administrative zone, the establishment of a population of 500 people,
the optimum population, and the social and socioeconomic equivalence indices are selected and settled by the AZP Procedure (AZP) program.

What is JIT?

JIT (Just In Time) is a service that can check and test the map API and data API provided in SGIS OpenAPI in real time.

What is SGIS OpenAPI?

SGIS OpenAPI provides a map API that can be used to implement a website using the JavaScript (JacaScript) language,
and a Data API that can be used to implement a website for services in the Rest format.

Notes on using census data maps of the SGIS

Census data maps of the SGIS are created by using maps of the road name address of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and background data of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (National Geographic Information Institute).
Therefore, these maps have no legal effect and can be used only for reference and statistical purposes.

Notes on N/A (Not Available) values

As for small area statistics such as aggregation districts of the SGIS, a value less than 5 can't be expressed owing to a risk of personal information disclosure. In such cases, data are expressed as N/A. Be careful when using such data.
Data on the SGIS are based on administrative district of Dong.

Notes on using SGIS services

Census-related statistics of the SGIS (excluding data of some special enumeration districts, foreigners and personal transport activities, and reflecting recent administrative boundaries) may be inconsistent with other publicized statistics (e.g. KOSIS data).
Pay attention to the followings when using the SGIS.
1. Exclusion
- Population, household and housing-related census: Special enumeration districts (diplomatic office overseas, prison, juvenile detention center, military camp, auxiliary police company, auxiliary fire fighting unit) and foreigners
- Establishment-related census: Personal transport activities (without a fixed business location)
2. Inconsistency resulting from boundary update gap
- SGIS statistics, which reflect recent administrative boundaries, may be inconsistent with KOSIS data.
3. Characteristics of statistical data for 2015
- Statistical data for 2015 don't include the survey items such as the population by educational attainment, the population by sex & marital status, and households by occupancy type.
(Excluded from the complete enumeration of the 2015 Population and Housing Census)