NEW WORLD GENERATING...
DAVIS,
CALIFORNIA
IN MINECRAFT.
The most accurate block-for-block
recreation ever built.

Real LiDAR terrain. Real building heights. Real bike paths. Real valley oaks. We're building Davis from actual geodata — and we need people who know and love this town to help us finish it.

▶ HELP MAP DAVIS ✦ APPLY TO BUILD
JAVA
builddavis.world
BEDROCK
builddavis.world
PORT 25606
▸ WORLD STATS
🟫
3.0B
BLOCKS
PLACED
🏠
~20K
BUILDINGS
MODELED
🌳
48K
TREES
PLACED
🛣️
7K
ROAD
SEGMENTS
🚲
100mi
BIKE
PATHS
🏛️
65
LANDMARKS
MAPPED
// HOW IT WORKS

REAL DATA.
REAL PEOPLE.
REAL DAVIS.

01
WE GENERATE
THE BASE WORLD

Our pipeline fuses LiDAR terrain, OpenStreetMap buildings, traced footprints, and City of Davis GIS data to auto-generate a 1-meter-accurate Minecraft world of the whole town.

02
THE COMMUNITY
MAPS THE DETAILS

Benches, bike racks, murals, signage — things databases miss. We need people who know Davis to add the bench outside Mishka's, the bikes outside Shields Library.

03
CONTRIBUTORS
POLISH THE SERVER

Approved builders join the Minecraft server. Claim a zone, get the style guide, and make your neighborhood look exactly like the real thing.

// POWERED BY 7 REAL DATA SOURCES
⛰️
USGS 3DEP LIDAR
Terrain & elevation
1-meter resolution elevation for all of Yolo County. Every slope and ditch captured — 30× more detailed than existing tools.
🏙️
OVERTURE MAPS
Building footprints & heights
1.2 billion building outlines from satellite imagery, with height estimates for every structure.
🗺️
OPENSTREETMAP
Roads, buildings & amenities
Community-contributed map data. The richer OSM is for Davis, the more detailed the world. This is where you can help.
🚲
CITY OF DAVIS GIS
Bike network, trees & zoning
Davis's 100-mile bike path network and town tree inventory — valley oaks become dark oak blocks, pines become spruce.
// JOIN THE SERVER

Explore Davis in Minecraft.

☕
JAVA EDITION
Server Address
builddavis.world
Port
25606
Multiplayer → Add Server → paste address and port → Join
📱
BEDROCK · MOBILE / SWITCH / XBOX
Server Address
builddavis.world
Port
25606
Play → Servers → scroll down → Add Server → paste address and port → Join
🗺️
Explore freely
Fly around the entire town
🔨
No building
Without builder rank — apply below
🐛
Found a bug?
Report it in Discord
// WHERE TO GO FIRST
🏗️
Water Tower
/warp watertower
The iconic UC Davis landmark — 48 blocks tall with "UC DAVIS" lettering
🏟️
Aggie Stadium
/warp stadium
Full oval track, bleachers, end zones, goal posts
🎠
Flying Carousel
/warp carousel
Hand-carved animals in Central Park's beloved carousel pavilion
// CHOOSE YOUR ROLE

TWO WAYS TO
CONTRIBUTE.

SURVIVAL MODE

MAP
DAVIS

NO MINECRAFT NEEDED

Add real-world detail to OpenStreetMap and it automatically appears in the generated world. Your bench, your bike rack, your tree — in the game forever.

  • Create a free OpenStreetMap account
  • Open the iD editor — we'll link you to Davis directly
  • Walk or bike a street, add what you see
  • Your edits appear in the world at next generation
✦ YOUR REWARD10+ edits = a special thanks in the credits.
📖 LEARN MORE ▶ OPEN OSM EDITOR ✦ CLAIM YOUR CREDIT
CREATIVE MODE

BUILD
DAVIS

MINECRAFT BUILDERS WANTED

Join the contributor server and start building on the Build Davis server! Claim a zone, get the style guide, and make your neighborhood look exactly like the real thing.

  • Apply with your Minecraft username below
  • Get approved — we review every application personally
  • Join Discord and claim your neighborhood zone
  • Start building on the Build Davis server!
✦ YOUR REWARDNamed contributor credit on a plaque in-world and in all project documentation.
✦ APPLY TO BUILD
// TRACK 01 · NO MINECRAFT NEEDED

Help us map Davis.

🗺️
WHAT IS OPENSTREETMAP?

OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a free, community-built map of the world — like Wikipedia, but for maps. Our world generator pulls data directly from OSM to place benches, bike racks, trees, and street detail into Minecraft. The more OSM is filled in for Davis, the more alive our world will be. You don't need Minecraft — just a browser.

01
Create a free account
Go to openstreetmap.org and click Sign Up. Free — just needs an email.
Takes about 2 minutes
▶
02
Open Davis in editor
Click the button below — it opens OSM pre-loaded on Davis. Then click Edit → Edit with iD in the top bar.
Works in your browser — no download
▶
03
Add what you know
See a bench on a Davis street? Click Point, drop it on the map, choose "bench." Same for bike racks, trees, bins.
First edit takes under 5 minutes
▶
04
It appears in the world
At our next generation run, your edit is pulled in automatically. Your bench becomes a stone slab on a fence post — exactly where you placed it.
10+ edits = a special thanks in the credits
// MOST USEFUL THINGS TO ADD
🪑
Benches
Tag: amenity = bench
🚲
Bike racks
Tag: amenity = bicycle_parking
🌳
Trees + species
Tag: natural = tree + species
🗑️
Waste bins
Tag: amenity = waste_basket
🚰
Water fountains
Tag: amenity = drinking_water
☕
Cafes & shops
Tag: amenity = cafe / shop = *

BUILD THE TOWN
YOU KNOW.

We're looking for contributors with a real connection to Davis — students, alumni, locals, or builders who care about making something accurate and lasting.

Every application is reviewed personally. We'd rather have 30 committed builders than 300 who never log on.

APPLY FOR
BUILDER ACCESS
By submitting, you agree to our Privacy Policy. We only use your info to review your application.
🎮

THANK YOU FOR
YOUR INTEREST!

We'll review your application and reach out by email.