Evolution of the Main Campus of the University of Waterloo

This video, created by the Geospatial Centre in the Dana Porter Library, uses Google Earth to display the evolution of the main campus from day one to the present. The first part begins with an aerial photo timeline. From there, a 2D display of the building footprints within Ring Road illustrates the building codes with their associated year of construction, from the Grad House (created in 1925) to the Quantum Nano Centre (set to open Fall 2012). A 3D rendering of the building footprints demonstrates the interactive navigation of Google Earth. Finally, a 3D model of the Dana Porter Library displays the usage of Google Earth with Google Sketch-Up.