Provided is a method for providing a
pickup service using a plan position indicator, wherein, after checking the appearance of the counterpart offline, the user can determine whether to meet same through an
online chat. This method for providing a
pickup service comprises the steps of: receiving first situation information, a first GPS location, and a first search
radius from a first terminal; displaying a plan position indicator on the screen of the first terminal upon receiving a search request from the first terminal, and displaying at least one second terminal located within a first search
radius around a first GPS location on the plan position indicator according to the distance and
azimuth; transmitting second situation information regarding the selected second terminal to the first terminal if a terminal selection event regarding one of at least one second terminal occurs from the first terminal, and transmitting a first notification to the selected second terminal; transmitting a second notification to the selected second terminal if a chat request event occurs from the first terminal in response to the second situation information; and generating a
chat room for
direct communication between the first terminal and the selected second terminal if an acceptance event occurs from the selected second terminal in response to the second notification.