Map projections and Minecraft

Reference systems, transformations, geoids and other geodetic stuff – exemplified by Minecraft When representing the real world in a computer game one will face the same problems map-makers have dealt with for centuries! Here is a little technical insight into...

Hale Crater on Mars in Minecraft

With digital terrain models from HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) GeoBoxers created a piece of the Hale Crater in Minecraft. The Hale Crater is one of the places where NASA found evidence that liquid water flows on Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL, University...

From point cloud to Minecraft

To demonstrate how point clouds from drones and handheld scanners can be shown in Minecraft worlds, GeoBoxers recently worked with the international engineering company COWI on making a Minecraft model of the old Christian IV’s Brewhouse in Copenhagen, Denmark. The...
Minecon2015 – play in Copenhagen for one day

Minecon2015 – play in Copenhagen for one day

To celebrate the second day of Minecon2015, GeoBoxers have opened a Copenhagen-server for just one day, June 5 2015. Take a stroll in the city and build the attractions, that you would like to visit in the capital of Denmark. Server ip: 54.77.50.203 To help you...