diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/analytics.test.ts b/frontend/src/utils/analytics.test.ts
index f14171de..d98f96e6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/analytics.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/analytics.test.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ let sanitizeAnalyticsUrl: typeof import("./analytics").sanitizeAnalyticsUrl;
 let sanitizeEventProperties: typeof import("./analytics").sanitizeEventProperties;
 let sanitizePostHogCapture: typeof import("./analytics").sanitizePostHogCapture;
 let trackPageView: typeof import("./analytics").trackPageView;
+let documentListeners: Map<string, EventListener[]>;
 
 beforeEach(async () => {
   vi.resetModules();
@@ -39,6 +40,20 @@ beforeEach(async () => {
     };
   })();
   vi.stubGlobal("localStorage", storage);
+  documentListeners = new Map();
+  vi.stubGlobal(
+    "Element",
+    class {
+      classList = { contains: () => false };
+    },
+  );
+  vi.stubGlobal("document", {
+    addEventListener: (type: string, listener: EventListener) => {
+      const listeners = documentListeners.get(type) ?? [];
+      listeners.push(listener);
+      documentListeners.set(type, listeners);
+    },
+  });
   vi.stubGlobal("window", {
     location: {
       href: "https://deadtrees.earth/",
@@ -218,6 +233,81 @@ describe("initializePostHog", () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it("records only bounded OpenLayers canvas frames", () => {
+    initializePostHog("accepted");
+
+    expect(posthogMock.init).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "ph_test_key",
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        session_recording: {
+          captureCanvas: {
+            recordCanvas: true,
+            canvasFps: 1,
+            canvasQuality: "0.3",
+          },
+          canvasCapture: {
+            resolutionScale: 0.5,
+            maskRegionsFn: expect.any(Function),
+          },
+        },
+      }),
+    );
+
+    const config = posthogMock.init.mock.calls[0]?.[1];
+    const scannerCanvas = {
+      closest: () => null,
+    } as unknown as HTMLCanvasElement;
+
+    expect(
+      config?.session_recording.canvasCapture.maskRegionsFn(scannerCanvas),
+    ).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("captures settled and periodic OpenLayers frames without polling", () => {
+    let now = 10_000;
+    vi.spyOn(Date, "now").mockImplementation(() => now);
+    initializePostHog("accepted");
+
+    const viewport = new Element();
+    viewport.classList.contains = (className: string) =>
+      className === "ol-viewport";
+    const canvas = {
+      closest: () => viewport,
+    } as unknown as HTMLCanvasElement;
+    const maskRegionsFn =
+      posthogMock.init.mock.calls[0]?.[1].session_recording.canvasCapture
+        .maskRegionsFn;
+    const emit = (type: string, event: Partial<PointerEvent>) => {
+      documentListeners
+        .get(type)
+        ?.forEach((listener) =>
+          listener({ composedPath: () => [viewport], ...event } as Event),
+        );
+    };
+
+    expect(maskRegionsFn(canvas)).toEqual([]);
+    expect(maskRegionsFn(canvas)).toBeNull();
+
+    now += 5_000;
+    expect(maskRegionsFn(canvas)).toEqual([]);
+    expect(maskRegionsFn(canvas)).toBeNull();
+
+    now += 30_000;
+    expect(maskRegionsFn(canvas)).toEqual([]);
+    expect(maskRegionsFn(canvas)).toBeNull();
+
+    emit("pointerdown", { pointerId: 7 });
+    expect(maskRegionsFn(canvas)).toBeNull();
+
+    emit("pointerup", { pointerId: 7 });
+    now += 999;
+    expect(maskRegionsFn(canvas)).toBeNull();
+
+    now += 2;
+    expect(maskRegionsFn(canvas)).toEqual([]);
+    expect(maskRegionsFn(canvas)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
   it("falls back to direct EU ingestion when the proxy host is unset", async () => {
     vi.stubEnv("VITE_POSTHOG_API_HOST", "");
     vi.resetModules();
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/analytics.ts b/frontend/src/utils/analytics.ts
index 608f0649..2d587502 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/analytics.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/analytics.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,108 @@ const POSTHOG_API_HOST = resolvePostHogApiHost(
 let hasInitializedPostHog = false;
 let initializedPostHogMode: "limited" | "accepted" | null = null;
 
+const MAP_CANVAS_CAPTURE_RESUME_DELAY_MS = 1_000;
+const MAP_CANVAS_INITIAL_REFRESH_MS = 5_000;
+const MAP_CANVAS_PERIODIC_REFRESH_MS = 30_000;
+const activeMapPointerIds = new Set<number>();
+const mapCanvasCaptureState = new WeakMap<
+  HTMLCanvasElement,
+  { capturedAt: number; captureCount: number; generation: number }
+>();
+let mapCanvasGeneration = 0;
+let mapCanvasCapturePausedUntil = 0;
+let hasInstalledMapCaptureListeners = false;
+
+const eventTargetsOpenLayersMap = (event: Event): boolean =>
+  event
+    .composedPath()
+    .some(
+      (target) =>
+        target instanceof Element && target.classList.contains("ol-viewport"),
+    );
+
+const pauseMapCanvasCapture = (): void => {
+  mapCanvasCapturePausedUntil =
+    Date.now() + MAP_CANVAS_CAPTURE_RESUME_DELAY_MS;
+};
+
+const markMapCanvasChanged = (): void => {
+  mapCanvasGeneration += 1;
+  pauseMapCanvasCapture();
+};
+
+const installMapCaptureListeners = (): void => {
+  if (hasInstalledMapCaptureListeners || typeof document === "undefined") return;
+
+  document.addEventListener(
+    "pointerdown",
+    (event) => {
+      if (!eventTargetsOpenLayersMap(event)) return;
+      activeMapPointerIds.add(event.pointerId);
+      markMapCanvasChanged();
+    },
+    true,
+  );
+  const finishPointerInteraction = (event: PointerEvent): void => {
+    if (!activeMapPointerIds.delete(event.pointerId)) return;
+    pauseMapCanvasCapture();
+  };
+  document.addEventListener("pointerup", finishPointerInteraction, true);
+  document.addEventListener("pointercancel", finishPointerInteraction, true);
+  document.addEventListener(
+    "wheel",
+    (event) => {
+      if (eventTargetsOpenLayersMap(event)) markMapCanvasChanged();
+    },
+    { capture: true, passive: true },
+  );
+  hasInstalledMapCaptureListeners = true;
+};
+
+const getCanvasMaskRegions = (canvas: HTMLCanvasElement): [] | null => {
+  const isMapCanvas = canvas.closest(".ol-viewport") !== null;
+  if (!isMapCanvas) return null;
+
+  const now = Date.now();
+  const isMapInteractionActive =
+    activeMapPointerIds.size > 0 || now < mapCanvasCapturePausedUntil;
+  if (isMapInteractionActive) return null;
+
+  const previousCapture = mapCanvasCaptureState.get(canvas);
+  const refreshInterval =
+    previousCapture?.captureCount === 1
+      ? MAP_CANVAS_INITIAL_REFRESH_MS
+      : MAP_CANVAS_PERIODIC_REFRESH_MS;
+  const hasPendingInteractionFrame =
+    previousCapture?.generation !== mapCanvasGeneration;
+  const isPeriodicRefreshDue =
+    previousCapture !== undefined &&
+    now - previousCapture.capturedAt >= refreshInterval;
+
+  if (!hasPendingInteractionFrame && !isPeriodicRefreshDue) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  mapCanvasCaptureState.set(canvas, {
+    capturedAt: now,
+    captureCount: (previousCapture?.captureCount ?? 0) + 1,
+    generation: mapCanvasGeneration,
+  });
+  return [];
+};
+
+const MAP_SAFE_SESSION_RECORDING_CONFIG = {
+  captureCanvas: {
+    recordCanvas: true,
+    canvasFps: 1,
+    canvasQuality: "0.3",
+  },
+  canvasCapture: {
+    resolutionScale: 0.5,
+    maskRegionsFn: getCanvasMaskRegions,
+  },
+} as const;
+
 export const COOKIE_CONSENT_VERSION = "1.1";
 export const COOKIE_CONSENT_KEY = "cookieConsent";
 export const COOKIE_CONSENT_VERSION_KEY = "cookieConsentVersion";
@@ -509,11 +611,14 @@ export const initializePostHog = (consent: string | null = null): void => {
     autocapture: mode === "accepted",
     capture_exceptions: mode === "accepted",
     disable_session_recording: mode !== "accepted",
+    session_recording: MAP_SAFE_SESSION_RECORDING_CONFIG,
     capture_pageview: false,
     capture_pageleave: false,
     before_send: sanitizePostHogCapture,
   } as const;
 
+  if (mode === "accepted") installMapCaptureListeners();
+
   // Persisted opt-in/out flags survive reloads, so they are not a safe proxy for whether
   // the current page has actually initialized PostHog after a deploy. We initialize the
   // SDK once per page load, then use set_config for consent upgrades because posthog.init()