10 Mar

Embeddable Map Updated

Posted by Gareth Llewellyn, under Airbana, Airsoft, Playing Sites, Retail Sites

The Embeddable Airsoft Map has been updated to version 1.2.

New features are;

  • The ability to add Map Controls if required (they’ll appear at the top right)
  • Retailers and Skirmish sites show in different colors (Red for Skirmish, Blue for Retailers)
  • The map defaults to 100% width of whatever container you put the javascript in

Adding the Embeddable Airsoft Map is quick, easy and free. Help your website visitors find Airsoft locations near to them, find events, directions, weather prices and more and all without having to leave your website!

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18 Feb

Airbana’s First Layar Released

Posted by Gareth Llewellyn, under Airbana, Playing Sites, Retail Sites

The first of Airbana’s Layars has been released this week.

Layar is an Augmented Reality application for the iPhone and Android that allows you to superimpose information onto your phones camera view based on your GPS position and internal compass.

The first Layar simply displays Airsoft Retailers and Skirmish sites near you (You can adjust the distance from 10m to 200Km). This is great for a number of reasons;

  1. General curiosity
  2. Actually tracking down where the site is once your Sat Nav announces you’ve arrived despite just being at the entrance of a forest
  3. A preview of Airbana’s interactive Layar that is coming soon

Search the App Store and the App Market for the Layar application and then once installed search for Airsoft.
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Airbana’s next Layar is designed for use in Capture the Flag style missions in large outdoor environments (GPS doesn’t really work inside) where you will be able to see where (and how far away) your objectives are, read the brief and receive up to the minute data about the status of the objectives and if your team members also have an Android or iPhone where they are too!

As with all of Airbana’s other projects this is free to use for everyone.

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14 Apr

Airbana TomTom Airsoft POI File Released

Posted by Gareth Llewellyn, under Airbana, Airsoft, Playing Sites, Retail Sites

tomtomAlthough this is technically a Version 4 release item it hasn’t required a major change to the V3 code base so I’m pleased to announce the release of the Airbana TomTom POI File!


This rar file is updated every 30 minutes with the data pulled live from the Airbana Database!

More updates and more features are on the way!

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03 Apr

Airsoft Shops in the UK

Posted by Gareth Llewellyn, under Airbana, Airsoft, Retail Sites

The only part of the Airbana map that any user can’t add to is the Retail section.

Currently I cannot think of a way to protect the Airsoft community from ‘retailers’ who are not UKARA registered and the last thing the community needs is to make it easier for unscrupulous people to push their £10 springers.

I haven’t made any provisions for ‘online only’ stores as AirBana is primarily about the map.

Any legitimate retail stores that aren’t on the map can be added by emailing gareth[at]airbana.co.uk

If anyone can think of a way to vet Retail sites before they get added then let me know!

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