CU Spotted on Google’s 3D Campus Contest Page
January 27th, 2007Google recently announced a new contest that should, among other things (like quantify the Sketchup geek quotient across campuses nationwide), generate significant and useful content for use with Google Earth.
The contest requires its participants to map and build a 3D model of their respective college campuses, that would show up in Google Earth, of course.
Google Sketchup is a software tool that lets you build 3D models rapidly, and is remarkably simple to use (without compromising on features and the level of desired complexity). Its ease of integration with Google Earth needs no mention (and yes, Sketchup is also available as a Mac universal binary app).
What caught my eye was the sample picture used on the webpage announcing the contest. It looked strongly familiar. Where have I seen that building.. oh yes, its the Duane Physics building! Google has featured the University of Colorado at Boulder campus. Yippee! 
A little more digging shone light on the fact that the CU campus is actually one of the more detailed and well-mapped virtual campuses on Google Earth, and most of its models are displayed in amazing detail in the Sketchup 3D Warehouse.
