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An Irish emigrant has designed this amazing map for people to 3D print

Now that’s handy.

GOOGLE MAPS IS so last week. Now, if you want to take a look at lovely Ireland in all its greatness, you can do it in 3D.

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Reddit user Conor O’Kane posted this excellent 3D map of Ireland – and he’s provided a template to boot. He made it for his parents using Space Shuttle Radar Topography mission data, and it turned out brilliantly.

Here it is painted…

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He moved to Melbourne in 2002, but clearly misses home.

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If you’re lucky enough to have a 3D printer, you can get the template here.

People began trying their own, and they’re not half bad

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Yes, the future is here

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Written by Nicola Byrne and posted on DailyEdge.ie

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