diff --git a/lidar_pipeline/rendering.py b/lidar_pipeline/rendering.py
index 3c9870d..4d4e32f 100644
--- a/lidar_pipeline/rendering.py
+++ b/lidar_pipeline/rendering.py
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ def _download_location_map(min_x, max_x, min_y, max_y):
         center_lat = clats[0]
         center_lon = clons[0]
 
-        # Use zoom 12 for context (~30m/px — good detail at 15km radius)
-        context_zoom = 12
+        # Use zoom 10 for context (~150m/px — wide view, fast download)
+        context_zoom = 10
 
         # Expand bounds to ~30km for regional context
         # Large enough to see surrounding towns/rivers, small enough that