CampusTours Inc. (formerly CampusTours LLC) operates CampusTours.com a directory of information about tours of

higher education Tertiary education (higher education, or post-secondary education) is the educational level following the completion of secondary education. The World Bank defines tertiary education as including universities, colleges, and vocational schools ...

institutions including virtual tours, and CampusMaps.com a directory of information about the campus maps of

Higher education Tertiary education (higher education, or post-secondary education) is the educational level following the completion of secondary education. The World Bank defines tertiary education as including universities, colleges, and vocational schools ...

institutions. CampusTours is located in

Auburn, Maine Auburn is a city in south-central Maine, within the United States. Settled in the foothills of the Western Lakes and Mountains region of the state, The city serves as the county seat of Androscoggin County, Maine, Androscoggin County. The popul ...

, and is privately held.

History

CampusTours Inc. is a software services vendor and online directory with headquarters in Auburn, Maine, that is primarily known as a developer of virtual tours and interactive maps, and as the proprietor of CampusTours.com, a source for virtual college tours, and CampusMaps.com a source for campus maps. CampusTours was founded in 1997 by Christopher Carson in

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, second-most populous city in Pennsylvania (after Philadelphia) and the List of Un ...

. The company provided links to the virtual tours, interactive maps and videos of colleges and universities, and was supported by advertising revenue. In June 1999, CampusTours was acquired by the college services company College Enterprises Inc (later renamed ).

Blackboard A blackboard or a chalkboard is a reusable writing surface on which text or drawings are made with sticks of calcium sulphate or calcium carbonate, better known as chalk. Blackboards were originally made of smooth, thin sheets of black or da ...

purchased /College Enterprises in November 2000 and CampusTours became a part of Blackboard. CampusTours was spun out of Blackboard in 2001 as a separate company (CampusTours Inc.) and moved to Maine. In 2002 CampusTours began building tours for colleges and universities, and in 2004 CampusTours debuted the first version of the company's multimedia engine tour software system. CampusTours now builds content-managed virtual tours and interactive maps.

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External links

Official site - CampusTours
Map companies of the United States Virtual reality companies Educational technology companies of the United States Education companies established in 1997 Technology companies established in 1997 Travel technology 1997 establishments in Pennsylvania