Dog Map

Find poop bag dispensers, bins, vets and dog parks nearby. With live location tracking and walk recording.

{{ __t('status_tracking') }} {{ __t('status_locating') }} {{ __t('status_permission_denied') }} {{ __t('status_unavailable') }} {{ __t('status_idle') }} · {{ __t('rec_distance') }} {{ formattedDistance }} {{ __t('rec_duration') }} {{ formattedDuration }} {{ __t('rec_speed') }} {{ formattedSpeed }} {{ __t('loading_pois') }} {{ __t('zoom_in_hint') }} {{ poiCount }} {{ __t('pois_loaded') }}
{{ r.display_name }}
{{ __t('search_no_results') }}
{{ __t('legend_bag') }} {{ __t('legend_bin') }} {{ __t('legend_vet') }} {{ __t('legend_water') }} {{ __t('legend_park') }}
{{ __t('legend_allowed') }} {{ __t('legend_leash') }} {{ __t('legend_forbidden') }}

What is the Dog Map?

The Dog Map is a free tool for dog owners and anyone out and about with a dog. On an interactive OpenStreetMap, it shows all the points you actually need: poop bag dispensers, public bins, vets, drinking water and off-leash dog parks.

Areas are also colour-coded depending on whether dogs are allowed (green), allowed on a leash (yellow) or forbidden (red) — based on the OpenStreetMap tags dog=yes, dog=leashed and dog=no. An optional alert notifies you when you walk into a 'no dogs' zone.

What layers are shown?

  • Dog poop bag dispensers (OSM tags amenity=vending_machine, vending=excrement_bags or amenity=dog_excrement_container).
  • Public bins (amenity=waste_basket) — handy when the bag needs to go.
  • Vets (amenity=veterinary) — including phone and opening hours when set in OSM.
  • Drinking water (amenity=drinking_water) — important for your dog in summer.
  • Off-leash dog parks (leisure=dog_park) — areas where dogs may usually run off-leash.
  • Coloured zones for dogs-allowed (green), leash-only (yellow) and no-dogs (red) — derived from the OSM tags of each area.

Record your walk & export GPX

One click starts recording your walk. Distance, duration and speed are calculated live, and the route is drawn on the map. At the end you can download the track as a GPX file and import it into Garmin Connect, Strava or Komoot.

Privacy

Your location is processed exclusively in your browser — we never send GPS data to our servers. POI data comes directly from OpenStreetMap's public Overpass API. Recorded tracks live only in your browser memory until you download them as GPX.

Data sources & coverage caveat

All data comes from OpenStreetMap and is loaded live via the Overpass API. OpenStreetMap is maintained by volunteers — completeness depends on how actively a region is being mapped. If you spot a missing dispenser or an unmarked dog-ban, you can add or correct it directly on openstreetmap.org.

Contribute to OpenStreetMap

Missing a bag dispenser, a bin, or a dog park near you? You can add it in a few minutes directly on openstreetmap.org — free and without any coding skills. The data shows up here in the Dog Map within minutes to hours.

  1. Sign up for a free account at openstreetmap.org.
  2. Zoom to the right spot, then click Edit in the top right — the iD editor opens right in your browser.
  3. Drop a point, pick the matching preset (see tag list below) and fill in tags like amenity, vending or dog.
  4. Save with a short comment (e.g. Poop bag dispenser Main St.). Done — your edit shows up in the Dog Map within a few minutes (clear cache and reload).

Key OSM tags for the Dog Map:

Want to dig deeper? The LearnOSM course walks you through mapping with the iD editor step by step. Every extra point helps — both fellow dog owners in your area and everyone using this map.