Last year, UK Ordnance Survey (OS) intern Joseph Braybrook created a geographically accurate map of Great Britain for the virtual reality game Minecraft. That map was created using 22 billion blocks. Now a full-time employee with the OS, Jopseph has built an improved map built using 83 billion blocks. From the […]
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Map of Great Britain Created for Minecraft by the Ordnance Survey
Minecraft, the immensely popular 3D game allows users to build and destroy construction blocks to create a virtual environment. The staff at Britain’s Ordnance Survey have created a map of the United Kingdom for use in Minecraft. Called Minecraft GB, the file consists of 22 billion blocks. The map covers 220,000 square […]