The Minecraft map of BRITAIN: 22 billion blocks are used to create the virtual world that even includes famous landmarks
Ordnance Survey used 22 billion blocks from the popular building sport
The 3D interactive map covers mainland UK and surrounding islands
Every block represents 50 sq. metres and the map covers the equivalent of 220,000 sq. kilometres
By Victoria Woollaston
Published: 14:02 BST, 30 October 2013 | Up to date: 15:59 BST, 5 March 2014
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Fashionable constructing game Minecraft already lets customers create their very own worlds, but a brand new 3D gaming map now lets them discover the whole of the UK and construct new settlements of their digital back gardens.
Minecraft Britain was constructed using Ordnance Survey maps of the UK as a base and was constructed using 22 billion constructing blocks from the game.
It covers the equivalent of 86,000 sq. miles of mainland Nice Britain and the encircling islands and every block represents 50 square metres.
Ordnance Survey used 22 billion blocks from the favored building sport Minecraft to create the 3D interactive map of mainland UK and its surrounding islands. The OS Minecraft world covers the equivalent of 86,000 square miles. This image reveals the Minecraft model of Stonehenge in Wiltshire
This is how the Stonehenge landmark in Wiltshire appears to be like in the actual world
To assist players navigate the interactive world, Ordnance Survey has also revealed a list of coordinates to varied UK markers, including Stonehenge in Wiltshire.
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The map was built utilizing OS OpenData - maps and mapping instruments that Ordnance Survey lets builders use to develop alternative maps.
Minecraft was created in 2009. At the beginning of the sport, a participant is put into a 'just about infinite sport world.'
They can then stroll around different terrains, including mountains, forests and caves.
Gamers may also fly up in the air for a birds-eye view of the landscape.
Players are given blocks and instruments to build towns and cities. As a player progresses they can earn advanced instruments and constructing blocks in numerous materials.
The sport was initially made for the Pc however there are actually Xbox 360 and mobile versions accessible.
For every one hundred x a hundred km grid sq., builders from Ordnance Survey used height data for various buildings and landmarks.
The left-hand image exhibits the Minecraft model of Snowdonia, while the appropriate-hand picture reveals how the North Wales mountain vary looks in actual-life. As a result of the peak of many buildings and landmarks in the UK is taller than Minecraft's built-in peak restrict, developers scaled them down so they would match
Minecraft launched in 2009. At the beginning of the sport, a player is put right into a 'just about infinite sport world.' Minecraft mods 'll then walk round and build towns and cities. The sport was initially made for the Pc however there are actually Xbox 360 and cellular variations obtainable, pictured
HOW To put in THE MAP ON MINECRAFT
Players need a licensed copy of Minecraft and round 5GB disk house on their Pc.
The world covers approximately 3.6GB uncompressed and needs a minimal 4GB of memory.
To put in the map, players should obtain the Minecraft-GB.zip archive
Unzip the archive to a brief location. Open the readme.html file in a browser and observe the installation directions.
They then loaded pictures of all UK places from the OS VectorMap District files.
Each 20 x 20 pixel area of the map was analysed so the developers could select the correct color, material and measurement of block.
The uncooked peak knowledge was stored in metres, that means the builders were scaled down to fit inside the 256-block top limit in Minecraft.
Ben Nevis, for example, has a height of round 2,500 metres and this was transformed into 128 blocks high.
Ordnance Survey stated in a weblog put up: 'Though this exaggerates the true-world height, it preserves low-lying coastal options akin to Bournemouth's cliffs, adding curiosity to the panorama.'
Builders used diamond blocks for motorways, emerald blocks for A roads and pumpkin blocks for B roads. Water, forests and built-up areas have been created utilizing the standard water, leaves and brick blocks.
Following this, groups of 32 x 32 chunks known as areas had been created and assembled collectively. Ordnance Survey said the entire process took around seven hours.
The River Thames in East London is pictured. Ordnance Survey mentioned the whole mapping course of took around seven hours to finish. Every 20 x 20 pixel area of the map was analysed so the builders might select the right color, materials and size of block
These images present a birds-eye view of Minecraft London with the River Thames flowing by the centre, left, and a satellite view of the same space of the Thames, right. To help players navigate the interactive world, Ordnance Survey has printed an inventory of coordinates to numerous UK location, obtainable inside the game
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