The project uses two mods. The first is Terra 1-to-1, which pulls in data from sources like Google Maps to convert Earth data into Minecraft maps.The other is Cubic Chunks, which reformats ...

Minecraft Redditors react to LostinMN_'s remarkable Earth map I built the map of Earth 100% in survival (1:23,000 scale). Oh and I also marked every country with its flag as a banner.

The result is more or less an approximation of the Earth as if you took out a flat geographical map and converted every detail into a block, complete with height and depth.

The idea is for each Minecraft player to start their own planet Earth map, pick a city or territory, and work on creating it on a 1:1 scale as true to reality as possible.