’Danmarks frie geodata i en Minecraftverden’ er et demonstrationsprojekt, hvor Geodatastyrelsen vil vise de mangfoldige muligheder i brugen af geodata. Derfor er serveren kun midlertidig. Der vil fortsat være mulighed for at downloade mindre bidder af Danmark på Kortforsyningen efter denne dato.
It is a demonstration project to show the possibilities of geodata. The minecraft server closes 23 of October 2014.
I won't presume that their arguments are completely air tight in regards to its educational usage. But I'd argue that exploring Denmark from a more close up view (than a map) is more appealing to school children. Google's Street View can only go so far.
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Isn't that what Google Earth is for as an example?
Putting it in Minecraft is a hack and a PR thing, nothing more.
Yes, it is PR. Read the FAQ
http://gst.dk/emner/frie-data/minecraft/ofte-stillede-spoerg...
Hvorfor lukker serveren den 23. oktober 2014?
’Danmarks frie geodata i en Minecraftverden’ er et demonstrationsprojekt, hvor Geodatastyrelsen vil vise de mangfoldige muligheder i brugen af geodata. Derfor er serveren kun midlertidig. Der vil fortsat være mulighed for at downloade mindre bidder af Danmark på Kortforsyningen efter denne dato.
It is a demonstration project to show the possibilities of geodata. The minecraft server closes 23 of October 2014.
I won't presume that their arguments are completely air tight in regards to its educational usage. But I'd argue that exploring Denmark from a more close up view (than a map) is more appealing to school children. Google's Street View can only go so far.