- Wayspot Title: 시나미 명주
- Location (37.743075, 128.893171)
- City: Gangneung-si
- Country: South Korea
- Additional Information
The fact that this location is fake can be proven through two methods: Google Maps and the meaning of the words.
(1) First is Google Street View. The sculpture is visible at Google Maps, and the background matches perfectly. Accordingly, the actual location is near ‘Gangneung Jungang-dong Post Office(강릉중앙동 우체국)’ (37.751555, 128.892290). It is approximately 948m away in a straight line.
(2) The second proof is the meaning of the words shown on the sculpture. ‘Sinami Myeongju(시나미명주)’ means ‘strolling through Myeongju leisurely’ (Sinami is a Gangwon-do dialect word for slowly or leisurely). Thus, this is a Wayspot that belongs in Myeongju-dong(명주동) (current Jungang-dong(중앙동)). However, someone deliberately created it in Noam-dong.
(3) The most definitive evidence is Naver Street View, which is similar to Google Street View. If you are able to check Naver Street View (it may require a South Korean VPN), you can confirm it with 100% certainty via the link below:
https://map.naver.com/p?c=18.77,0,0,2,adh&p=2yq8blDaTNopGHZa0KjOqA,-8.25,-5.06,25,Float
- Wayspot Title: 강릉 포토존 조형물
- Location (37.742976, 128.893205)
- City: Gangneung-si
- Country: South Korea
- Additional Information
This can also be proven through Google Street View and blog content.
(1) Google Street View: Google Maps
The Wayspot sculpture is visible in Google Street View. Furthermore, you can identify both the Changpo Bridge and the ‘Changpo Bridge(창포다리)’ text sculpture in the background.
(2) At 아둘MOM 칸타빌레의 전북 부안살이 : 네이버 블로그, the sculpture is also visible, and the post explicitly states the location’s address as ‘829-1 Noam-dong, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do.’
Accordingly, the actual location is near ‘Changpo Bridge, Gangneung Danoje(창포다리, 강릉 단오제’ (37.749047, 128.894060). It is approximately 679m away in a straight line.
- Wayspot Title: 하늘지붕 그네 쉼터
- Location (37.743022, 128.892875)
- City: Gangneung-si
- Country: South Korea
- Additional Information
This can be proven by the buildings and text sculptures shown in the background of the Wayspot image.
(1) First is the KT West Gangneung Branch.
Google Street View: Google Maps
Although the data is from 2015 and 2018, it can be confirmed that the KT building and the radio tower in the background match the Wayspot image.
(2) Next is the text sculpture shown in the image.
Although the text is partially obscured by the fence and difficult to see clearly, one can infer that it says ‘Jungang-dong **-teo.(중앙동 **터)’ This confirms that the Wayspot should originally be located in Jungang-dong rather than Noam-dong, but I will look further.
Upon further investigation, it can be confirmed that the text sculpture matches the one shown on the official Gangneung City blog (강릉시청 공식 블로그 : 네이버 블로그). It is also possible to verify that the buildings in the photo and the image are similar.
Therefore, the actual location is the ‘Myeongju Park Swing Chair(명주공원 흔들의자)’ (37.752025, 128.890682).
It is approximately 1,019m away in a straight line.
- Suspicion of AI-Generated Imagery
- Wayspot Title: 현대 쉼터
- Location (37.742524, 128.892416)
- City: Gangneung-si
- Country: South Korea
- Additional Information
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- AI detection results confirm that this is an AI-generated image.
- There are also many unnatural details in the image that differ from reality.
I ended up writing this because they’ve finally started creating Wayspots with AI-generated images.
I appreciate your hard work.
