Modeling downtown

Dozens of new buildings are springing up on the Spokane and Cheney skylines, but residents probably haven’t noticed unless they use Google Earth.

Downtown Spokane structures, from the historic U.S. Bank Building to the Spokane Convention Center, join dozens of Eastern Washington University and downtown Cheney buildings in an online database of 3-D models viewable with Google’s mapping program.

Other models depict non-building landmarks, including the oversized red wagon in Riverfront Park, the Monroe Street Bridge and the Vista House on Mount Spokane — all set against the terrain where they actually sit.

By Parker Howell
Staff writer

Full Story: http://www.spokesmanreview.com/blogs/txt/archive/?postID=4274#more