Case Study: City of Ottawa engages youth with a Minecraft city in under 3 hours using Safe Software’s FME

City of Ottawa - Customer Case Study

The City of Ottawa wanted to engage the next generation of citizens by turning its GIS data into an immersive Minecraft experience, but faced limited access to Minecraft infrastructure. To solve that challenge they worked with Safe Software’s FME to transform their datasets into a playable city environment without needing a game server.

Using FME’s pre-built tools and their digital elevation model, Ottawa generated a Minecraft world called GeoOttaWOW in under three hours, then iterated on workflows after youth testing to enrich and customize the result. The project drew local media attention, resonated with young residents, and demonstrated a promising new way to increase civic engagement and explain city operations.

City of Ottawa

Eric Storie

City of Ottawa