Community modeling in Madison, NJ
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george arabbu
Mar 3, 2009, 8:59:45 AM3/3/09
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Community modeling in Madison, NJ
Monday, March 2, 2009 at 4:10 PM
Madison, New Jersey took a big step towards becoming only the second
town in the US to organize a community effort to develop a 3D model of
their downtown for Google Earth.
It all started with Mayor Mary-Anna Holden attending the National Main
Street Conference last year. This conference is attended by community
leaders from around the country who want to learn about creative ways
to promote their downtowns. Google attended the event and presented
how McMinnville, Tennessee had used Google SketchUp to model their
downtown.
Attendees, including Mayor Holden, saw the potential that such a model
could have on their town and kept asking, “How do we do this?"
continue...
http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/03/community-modeling-in-madison-nj.html
Monday, March 2, 2009 at 4:10 PM
Madison, New Jersey took a big step towards becoming only the second
town in the US to organize a community effort to develop a 3D model of
their downtown for Google Earth.
It all started with Mayor Mary-Anna Holden attending the National Main
Street Conference last year. This conference is attended by community
leaders from around the country who want to learn about creative ways
to promote their downtowns. Google attended the event and presented
how McMinnville, Tennessee had used Google SketchUp to model their
downtown.
Attendees, including Mayor Holden, saw the potential that such a model
could have on their town and kept asking, “How do we do this?"
continue...
http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/03/community-modeling-in-madison-nj.html
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