Danish government releases geographic data by way of 1:1 Minecraft map

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http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/04/danish-government-releases-geographic-data-by-way-of-11-minecraft-map/

... That's what makes Denmark's case so special. The Danish Geodata Agency has built a buildings-and-all take using its own source material. Streets, homes, landmarks, rivers, parks—they're all there, limited only by the cubic-meter construction of Minecraft. Until a mapping superpower like Google gets around to launching virtual-reality explorations using its data, this is as close as any country or company has gotten to delivering an online tour of its land. ...

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In other news ...

Americans Invaded A Country On Minecraft And Planted Flags Everywhere

Small Danish towns and villages have been blown to pieces and replaced by tanks and American flags.

This is, of course, happening in the online game "Minecraft," where the Danish government in April built an exact replica of the country. The enormous model, which was created using geological map data, consisted of 4 trillion "Minecraft" building blocks and was intended to be used for educational purposes.

So, naturally, gamers are blowing it up and putting 'Murican flags everywhere. ...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/07/denmark-minecraft-vandals_n_5282203.html

 

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