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p>The Minecraft map of BRITAIN: 22 billion blocks are used to create the virtual world that includes famous landmarks

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p>Ordnance Survey used 22 billion blocks from the popular building game

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p>The 3D interactive map is interactive and covers the mainland UK and the islands surrounding it.

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p>Each block represents 50 square metres. The map covers the equivalent of 220,000 square kilometers

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p>By Victoria Woollaston

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p>Published at 10:02 EDT on the 30th of October 2013. Updated at 10:59 EDT on the 5th of March 2014.

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p>The most played building game Minecraft lets players create their own worlds. However, a brand new 3D gaming map lets them to explore the UK and even build new settlements within their virtual backyard gardens.

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p>Minecraft Britain was built using Ordnance Survey UK maps as a basis. It was built using 22 million Minecraft building blocks.

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p>It covers around 86,000 square miles of the British mainland and islands that surround it. Each block is approximately 50 square metres.

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p>Ordnance Survey used 22 billion blocks from the game of building Minecraft to create the 3D interactive map of mainland UK and the surrounding islands. The OS Minecraft world covers the equivalent of 86,000 square miles. This image depicts the Minecraft version of Stonehenge in Wiltshire

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p>This is how Stonehenge in Wiltshire looks in real life

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p>To help players navigate the world of interactive, Ordnance Survey has also made available the coordinates of various UK markers such as Stonehenge in Wiltshire.

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p>The map was constructed using OS OpenData - maps and mapping tools that Ordnance Survey lets developers use to develop alternative maps.

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p>They can then walk through different terrains, including mountains, forests and caves.

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p>Players can also fly in the air for views from a bird's-eye view of the surrounding landscape.

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p>The game was originally developed for the PC but there are now Xbox 360 and mobile versions available.

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p>For each 100x100 km grid square, the developers from Ordnance Survey used height information for various landmarks and buildings.

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p>The left-hand photo shows Snowdonia as it appears in Minecraft. The right-hand image illustrates how North Wales' mountain ranges appear in real life. Because the tallness of many landmarks and buildings in the UK is higher than Minecraft's built-in height limits, developers reduced them so that they would fit

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p>Minecraft was first introduced in 2009. The game's launch took place in 2009. They can then explore and build cities and towns. The game was initially made for the PC but there are now Xbox 360 and mobile versions available, pictured

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p>HOW DO I INSTALL THE MASTER on MINECRAFT

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p>Players require a licensed version of Minecraft and approximately 5GB of disk space on their PC.

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p>The world is home to approximately 3.6GB of uncompressed data . It calls for a minimum of 4GB of memory.

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p>To install the map, players need to download the Minecraft-GB.zip archive.

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p>Unzip the archive and save it to a temporary location. Open the readme.html file using the browser. Follow the instructions for installation.

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p>Then, they loaded images from the OS VectorMap District files for all UK locations.

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p>Each 20 x 20-pixel area of the map was analysed by the developers to determine the appropriate color, material, and size of each block.

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p>The height data in the raw format was stored in meters, meaning developers were reduced to be within the 256-block height limit in Minecraft.

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p>Ben Nevis, for instance is a mountain that's 2,500m in height. It was transformed into 128 blocks.

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p>Ordnance Survey said in a blog post: 'Although it exaggerates the actual height, it preserves low-lying coastal features like the cliffs in Bournemouth, adding interest to the landscape.'

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p>Developers used diamond blocks to build motorways, emerald and pumpkin blocks for A roads and emerald blocks on B roads. Forests, water, and built-up areas were constructed with the use of water, leaves and brick blocks.

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p>After this 32 x 32 chunks were created , and then reassembled into regions. Ordnance Survey stated that the entire process took seven hours. https://30tt.com/ </p>

p>The image shows the River Thames in East London Ordnance Survey said the whole mapping process took seven hours to complete. Each 20 x 20 pixel region of the map was analyzed so the developers could select the correct colour, material and block size.

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p>These images illustrate Minecraft London from above, with the River Thames running through its center. A satellite view of the same area is also shown right.

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