2012 Model Your Town Competition

What makes your town an incredible place to live?

Show your civic pride (and maybe win a prize) by creating a 3D portrait of your community and sharing it with the world. You have the power to get your town on the map – and there's no bigger map than Google Earth.

See what other towns have done

The Model Your Town Competition is open to people from all over the world.

All you have to do is build 3D models of the buildings in your community. Model whichever structures you think are necessary to show the planet what's special about your town.

Be recognized by your community for doing something great.

Having a 3D model of your town in Google Earth helps residents and visitors understand it in a way that flat maps and photographs can't. You can be a local hero by making a contribution to your town's future.

Getting started is easy.

You can enter on your own or recruit up to five of your fellow citizens to help you form a team, and the software tools you need are free. You must also consult the official rules before you enter.

Get started today

Details, details

Check out the details page on teams, modeling and judging criteria, as well as what the winning team will receive! The competition submission deadline is 11:59 PM PST on March 1, 2012.

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See the 2010 competition winning town, Barranco, Lima, Peru!