Look what happened to this town on Google Earth

May 15, 2012 By 1 Comment

It’s all about how to attract attention to small destinations at the moment, following the success of a Swiss mountain village on Facebook and efforts elsewhere.

Latest indication of how thinking creatively can potentially raise the profile of a destination comes in the form of the Spanish town of Getaria.

Two whizzkids, Josetxo Perez Fernandez and Pedro Domecq Aguirre, entered the Google Model Your Town competition.

Using models, they re-created the town on Google Earth in 3D. The end result is remarkable:

NB: Technical spec here.

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Kevin May About Kevin May

Kevin May is editor of Tnooz. He joined as a co-founder in August 2009 after spending nearly four years as editor of UK-based business publication Travolution.

Passionate about the business of travel and the internet, Kevin played a major role in establishing Travolution in print, online, events and with an annual awards programme, as well as becoming a regular speaker and moderator at industry events.

Prior to Travolution, Kevin was web editor at Media Week (UK) and also worked in regional newspapers for two years at the Essex Enquirer. He started his career in journalism at the Police Gazette at New Scotland Yard in London.

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