Top organizations are embracing Minecraft for a gaming approach to real-world scenarios. But why? And how? Join us as we look at actual examples: from rapid design prototyping, to increasing citizen and youth engagement, to helping urban planners create the perfect city block. We'll also show how you can integrate your GIS, CAD, and BIM data sources with Minecraft in an automated way. Game on

1. Geospatial & Minecra t
- Why you should care -

3. Poll Question
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5. Scenario 1: Easter Island

6. Source Data
Raster DEM - the island
OBJ - statues

7. Output
Screenshot

8. Tips from a Minecra t Mastermind
How to set world size, how to set blockID
and blockData

9. Scenario 2: Norway Kartverket
( Norwegian Mapping Authority )

10. Source Data
LAS File

11. Output
Screenshot

12. Tips from a Minecra t Mastermind
Rasterize point cloud to replace irregular
point cloud with a regular one
Naturally grow vegetation - place
saplings, don't forget to place grass or
dirt underneath

13. Scenario 3: Bowen Island

14. Source Data
shapefiles for hydrography and roads
raster DEM - the island
MapInfo TAB - different types of forest

15. Output

16. Tips from a Minecra t Mastermind
Buffer linear features and clip everything
to everything, no overlapping polygons
rasterize everything, set band names and
turn them into components
PointCloudFilter and
PointCloudExpressionEvaluator for fine
tuning

17. Scenario 4: BIM

18. Source Data
IFC Model

19. Output
Screenshot

20. screenshot building walk around

21. Tips from a Minecra t Mastermind
Make everything square
Find orientation through spatial analysis
within FME

22. Scenario 5

23. Scenario 5

25. Tips
Scenario 5 Tips
● Create CGA Rules to Create a 3D
World
● Classify created 3D objects in
CityEngine
● Set block ids from 3D Object
classification on way to Minecraft

26. Scenario 5: Railways

27. Source Data
Vancouver Skytrain Shapefile

29. Tips from a Minecra t Mastermind
Make everything square
Find orientation through spatial analysis
within FME

33. fmepedia article
make fme.ly link

34. Join us for our next webinar

35. World Tour

36. Q&A Wrap Up