diff --git a/bat2nodes.py b/bat2nodes.py
index ab4d5fd..d68be00 100755
--- a/bat2nodes.py
+++ b/bat2nodes.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import json
 import fileinput
 import argparse
 
+from batman import batman
 from nodedb import NodeDB
 from d3mapbuilder import D3MapBuilder
 
@@ -23,25 +24,30 @@ parser.add_argument('-a', '--aliases',
                   action='append',
                   metavar='FILE')
 
-parser.add_argument('-g', '--gateway', action='append',
-                  help='MAC of a gateway')
-
-parser.add_argument('batmanjson', help='output of batman vd json')
+parser.add_argument('-m', '--mesh', action='append',
+                  help='batman mesh interface')
 
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
 options = vars(args)
 
 db = NodeDB()
-db.import_batman(list(fileinput.input(options['batmanjson'])))
+if options['mesh']:
+  for mesh_interface in options['mesh']:
+    bm = batman(mesh_interface)
+    db.parse_vis_data(bm.vis_data())
+    for gw in bm.gateway_list():
+      db.mark_gateways(gw.mac)
+else:
+  bm = batman()
+  db.parse_vis_data(bm.vis_data())
+  for gw in bm.gateway_list():
+    db.mark_gateways([gw['mac']])
 
 if options['aliases']:
   for aliases in options['aliases']:
     db.import_aliases(json.load(open(aliases)))
 
-if options['gateway']:
-  db.mark_gateways(options['gateway'])
-
 m = D3MapBuilder(db)
 
 print(m.build())
diff --git a/batman.py b/batman.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5a19016
--- /dev/null
+++ b/batman.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import subprocess
+import json
+import re
+
+class batman:
+  """ Bindings for B.A.T.M.A.N. advanced batctl tool
+  """
+  def __init__(self, mesh_interface = "bat0"):
+    self.mesh_interface = mesh_interface
+
+  def vis_data(self):
+    """ Parse "batctl -m <mesh_interface> vd json -n" into an array of dictionaries.
+    """
+    output = subprocess.check_output(["batctl","-m",self.mesh_interface,"vd","json","-n"])
+    lines = output.splitlines()
+    vd = []
+    for line in lines:
+      try:
+        utf8_line = line.decode("utf-8")
+        vd.append(json.loads(utf8_line))
+      except e:
+        pass
+    return vd
+
+  def gateway_list(self):
+    """ Parse "batctl -m <mesh_interface> gwl -n" into an array of dictionaries.
+    """
+    output = subprocess.check_output(["batctl","-m",self.mesh_interface,"gwl","-n"])
+    output_utf8 = output.decode("utf-8")
+    # TODO Parse information
+    lines = output_utf8.splitlines()
+    own_mac = re.match(r"^.*MainIF/MAC: [^/]+/([0-9a-f:]+).*$",lines[0]).group(1)
+    # Remove header line
+    del lines[0]
+    # Fill gateway list
+    gw = []
+    gw_mode = self.gateway_mode()
+    if gw_mode['mode'] == 'server':
+      gw.append({'mac': own_mac, 'bandwidth': gw_mode['bandwidth']})
+    for line in lines:
+      gw_line = line.split()
+      # When in client gateway mode maybe gw_line[0] is not the right.
+      gw.append({'mac':gw_line[0], 'bandwidth': gw_line[-1]})
+    return gw
+
+  def gateway_mode(self):
+    """ Parse "batctl -m <mesh_interface> gw"
+    """
+    output = subprocess.check_output(["batctl","-m",self.mesh_interface,"gw"])
+    elements = output.decode("utf-8").split()
+    mode = elements[0]
+    if mode == "server":
+        return {'mode': 'server', 'bandwidth': elements[3]}
+    else:
+        return {'mode': mode}
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+  bc = batman()
+  vd = bc.vis_data()
+  gw = bc.gateway_list()
+  for x in vd:
+    print(x)
+  print(gw)
+  print(bc.gateway_mode())
diff --git a/mkmap.sh b/mkmap.sh
index 13ec9ec..e82a1c2 100755
--- a/mkmap.sh
+++ b/mkmap.sh
@@ -7,20 +7,10 @@ DEST=$1
 
 [ "$DEST" ] || exit 1
 
-
-GWL=`batctl gwl -n`
-
-SELF=`echo "$GWL" | head -n 1 | sed -r -e 's@^.*MainIF/MAC: [^/]+/([0-9a-f:]+).*$@\1@'`
-GWS=`(echo "$GWL" | tail -n +2 | grep -v '^No' | sed 's/=>//' | awk '{ print $1 }') | while read a; do echo -n "-g $a "; done`
-
-if [ `cat /sys/class/net/bat0/mesh/gw_mode` = server ]; then
-    GWS="$GWS -g $SELF"
-fi
-
 "$(dirname "$0")"/ffhlwiki.py http://freifunk.metameute.de/wiki/Knoten > "$(dirname "$0")"/aliases_hl.json
 "$(dirname "$0")"/ffhlwiki.py http://freifunk.metameute.de/wiki/Moelln:Knoten > "$(dirname "$0")"/aliases_moelln.json
 
-batctl vd json -n | "$(dirname "$0")"/bat2nodes.py -a "$(dirname "$0")"/aliases.json -a aliases_hl.json -a aliases_moelln.json $GWS - > $DEST/nodes.json.new
+"$(dirname "$0")"/bat2nodes.py -a "$(dirname "$0")"/aliases.json -a aliases_hl.json -a aliases_moelln.json > $DEST/nodes.json.new
 
 mv $DEST/nodes.json.new $DEST/nodes.json
 
diff --git a/nodedb.py b/nodedb.py
index d2584db..40d47cf 100644
--- a/nodedb.py
+++ b/nodedb.py
@@ -36,11 +36,8 @@ class NodeDB:
 
     raise
 
-  # import_batman(list(fileinput.input(options['batmanjson'])))
-  def import_batman(self, lines):
-
-    for line in lines:
-      x = json.loads(line)
+  def parse_vis_data(self,vis_data):
+    for x in vis_data:
 
       if 'of' in x:
         try:
@@ -53,8 +50,7 @@ class NodeDB:
         node.add_mac(x['of'])
         node.add_mac(x['secondary'])
 
-    for line in lines:
-      x = json.loads(line)
+    for x in vis_data:
 
       if 'router' in x:
         try:
@@ -95,8 +91,7 @@ class NodeDB:
           node.add_mac(x['neighbor'])
           self._nodes.append(node)
 
-    for line in lines:
-      x = json.loads(line)
+    for x in vis_data:
 
       if 'router' in x:
         try:
@@ -127,8 +122,7 @@ class NodeDB:
 
         self._links.append(link)
 
-    for line in lines:
-      x = json.loads(line)
+    for x in vis_data:
 
       if 'primary' in x:
         try: