ORBAT Mapper
@orbatmapper.bsky.social
Loves maps, ORBATs and history. Working on a tool for recreating historic battles and military scenarios in the browser.
https://orbat-mapper.app
https://orbat-mapper.app
I've had some fun recently putting together a basic text to ORBAT tool. Try it out at orbat-mapper.app/text-to-orbat/
January 2, 2026 at 11:18 AM
I've had some fun recently putting together a basic text to ORBAT tool. Try it out at orbat-mapper.app/text-to-orbat/
I recently had some fun experimenting with animations in MapLibre You can try a live demo at orbat-mapper.github.io/experiment-m... and experiment with the code at github.com/orbat-mapper...
November 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I recently had some fun experimenting with animations in MapLibre You can try a live demo at orbat-mapper.github.io/experiment-m... and experiment with the code at github.com/orbat-mapper...
Maplibre animation testing. Decent performance with 400 features.
November 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Maplibre animation testing. Decent performance with 400 features.
Experimenting with www.lottielab.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Experimenting with www.lottielab.com
The Force awakens
November 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The Force awakens
Cry "Havoc!", and let slip the dogs of war. Custom unit icons research phase is now over. I now have enough information to implement this as a feature.
October 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Cry "Havoc!", and let slip the dogs of war. Custom unit icons research phase is now over. I now have enough information to implement this as a feature.
Small unit tactics
October 11, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Small unit tactics
Upcoming feature. Render unit labels below the unit symbol instead of as part of the symbol. A nice side effect is automatic label de-cluttering.
October 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Upcoming feature. Render unit labels below the unit symbol instead of as part of the symbol. A nice side effect is automatic label de-cluttering.
New feature added to the KML/KMZ exporter: export selected units only
September 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
New feature added to the KML/KMZ exporter: export selected units only
ORBAT Mapper's KML/KMZ exporter now has an option for rendering symbol text modifiers. A niche feature, but useful when you need it.
September 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
ORBAT Mapper's KML/KMZ exporter now has an option for rendering symbol text modifiers. A niche feature, but useful when you need it.
Someone should create and post the Imperial Camel Corps Brigade ORBAT. #ORBATBoys I'm curious which unit symbol you would use for the 265th (Camel) Machine Gun Squadron.
April 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Someone should create and post the Imperial Camel Corps Brigade ORBAT. #ORBATBoys I'm curious which unit symbol you would use for the 265th (Camel) Machine Gun Squadron.
@baguettetraductor.bsky.social I see from earlier posts that you have already tried battle staff tools. I may have misunderstood your question. You can try to set last level layout to "Stacked" as shown in the screen shot.
April 25, 2025 at 6:35 AM
@baguettetraductor.bsky.social I see from earlier posts that you have already tried battle staff tools. I may have misunderstood your question. You can try to set last level layout to "Stacked" as shown in the screen shot.
I recently upgraded ORBAT Mapper to use Tailwind 4. Let me know if I broke something.
April 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I recently upgraded ORBAT Mapper to use Tailwind 4. Let me know if I broke something.
Got tired of searching for units in the ORBAT panel, so I added a button and a keyboard shortcut "l" to jump straight to the active unit. #dogfooding
February 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Got tired of searching for units in the ORBAT panel, so I added a button and a keyboard shortcut "l" to jump straight to the active unit. #dogfooding
New panel for selecting units by symbol icon is now available for testing. Expect bugs.
February 8, 2025 at 1:16 PM
New panel for selecting units by symbol icon is now available for testing. Expect bugs.
More unit selection experiments. This time based on the 2525/APP6 symbol identification code.
February 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
More unit selection experiments. This time based on the 2525/APP6 symbol identification code.
Army selection process
January 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Army selection process
Issue #53 finally closed: Add circle option to measurement tool
January 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Issue #53 finally closed: Add circle option to measurement tool
I spend too much time worrying about range rings and map projection distortions.
January 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I spend too much time worrying about range rings and map projection distortions.
Partial scenario import of supplies, equipment and personnel should now work 🤞
January 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Partial scenario import of supplies, equipment and personnel should now work 🤞
Flame graphs are awesome for debugging frontend performance problems. They show where in the code your program spends most time.
December 22, 2024 at 6:03 AM
Flame graphs are awesome for debugging frontend performance problems. They show where in the code your program spends most time.
I love context menus 😍
December 18, 2024 at 12:21 PM
I love context menus 😍
Time varying equipment and personnel is now available for testing. I'm not convinced the current user interface is the best, but it is a start. I appreciate any feedback on how to improve it.
December 15, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Time varying equipment and personnel is now available for testing. I'm not convinced the current user interface is the best, but it is a start. I appreciate any feedback on how to improve it.