Something fun and cool from the UK… a Minecraft map / rendition of London
Minecrafting with OS OpenData
This via The Independent…
Using real-world geographic data, Britain’s national mapping agency built the map using 83 billion blocks. The map shows roads, rivers and railways. In their latest video, the map’s creator Joseph Braybrook guides viewers along the River Thames and explains more about how the map was made.
The world consists of more than 83 billion blocks representing over 220,000 square kilometres of mainland Great Britain and surrounding islands. We don’t include Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man because they are mapped by other organisations.
Minecraft users can download the map for free here
See Also: Exactly a year on from the release of GB Minecraft, Ordnance Survey has launched GB Minecraft 2. This free-to-download Minecraft map offers gamers a much more natural-looking and detailed version of Great Britain