Iran — long irked by Google’s mapping systems — said that it will launch its own 3D mapping service, one liberated from the geographical inaccuracies and “Zionist” bent of Google Earth. The system will be an “Islamic Google Earth,” according to Mohammad Hassan Nami, Iran’s minister for information and communications technology. It will go by the moniker “Basir,” which means “spectator” in Farsi, and it reportedly will be ready for launch in the next four months.
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Iran To Launch 'Islamic Google Earth'
Posted by: David Vranicar April 11, 2013 10:25 AMIran — long irked by Google’s mapping systems — said that it will launch its own 3D mapping service, one liberated from the geographical inaccuracies and “Zionist” bent of Google Earth. The system will be an “Islamic Google Earth,” according to Mohammad Hassan Nami, Iran’s minister for information and communications technology. It will go by the moniker “Basir,” which means “spectator” in Farsi, and it reportedly will be ready for launch in the next four months.