The short version
A settlers-style game generated from Austrian public LiDAR and aerial data.
From the HackerLinks archive
Siedler Österreich
A settlers-style game generated from Austrian public LiDAR and aerial data.
At a glance:
First seen:2026-07-15
Last seen:2026-07-15
Times seen:1
Website:siedler-oesterreich.exe.xyz
Why it caught our attention
It is a concrete example of turning national open data into a playable world.
Where it surfaced on Hacker News
2026-07-15
Editorial paraphrase
HN commenters supplied the direct game link after readers asked where to try it.
Original threadThe Conservationist Who Turned 40 Terabytes of Public Data into a Video Game
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