SparseWorld is a project to create virtual analogues to the real world completely automatically using large-scale geographic datasets. It is built on the idea that data-collection and computing power have progressed to the point where it is feasible to generate models of the real world in arbitrary detail with minimal human effort. As a proof-of-concept, this system creates models of the real world as 1:1 Minecraft maps, and is best-known for creating the island of Manhattan in Minecraft.
The following components must be available to run SparseWorld:
- Package: python-yaml
- Package: python-collada (or clone and install https://github.com/pycollada/pycollada)