diff --git a/src/wuttafarm/web/templates/assets/master/view.mako b/src/wuttafarm/web/templates/assets/master/view.mako
index dac5a1c..5b7b822 100644
--- a/src/wuttafarm/web/templates/assets/master/view.mako
+++ b/src/wuttafarm/web/templates/assets/master/view.mako
@@ -10,5 +10,74 @@
       </b-notification>
   % endif
 
-  ${parent.page_content()}
+  <div style="display: flex; margin-right: 0.5rem;">
+
+    ## main form
+    <div style="flex-grow: 1;">
+      ${parent.page_content()}
+    </div>
+
+    ## location map
+    % if map_polygon:
+        <div ref="map" style="flex-grow: 2; height: 500px;" />
+    % endif
+
+  </div>
+
+</%def>
+
+<%def name="modify_vue_vars()">
+  ${parent.modify_vue_vars()}
+  % if map_polygon:
+      <script>
+
+        ThisPageData.map = null
+
+        ThisPage.mounted = function() {
+
+            this.map = new maplibregl.Map({
+                container: this.$refs.map,
+                style: 'https://tiles.openfreemap.org/styles/liberty',
+                center: ${json.dumps(map_center)|n},
+                zoom: 16,
+            })
+
+            this.map.on('load', () => {
+
+                this.map.addSource('assetGeometry', {
+                    'type': 'geojson',
+                    'data': {
+                        'type': 'Feature',
+                        'geometry': {
+                            'type': 'Polygon',
+                            'coordinates': ${json.dumps(map_polygon)|n},
+                        }
+                    }
+                })
+
+                this.map.addLayer({
+                    'id': 'assetGeometry',
+                    'source': 'assetGeometry',
+                    'type': 'line',
+                    'paint': {
+                        'line-color': 'orange',
+                        'line-width': 2,
+                    },
+                })
+
+                this.map.fitBounds(${json.dumps(map_bounds)|n}, {
+                    linear: true,
+                })
+
+                this.map.addControl(new maplibregl.FullscreenControl())
+                this.map.addControl(new maplibregl.NavigationControl(), 'top-left')
+                this.map.addControl(new maplibregl.ScaleControl({
+                    maxWidth: 80,
+                    unit: 'imperial',
+                }))
+            })
+        }
+
+      </script>
+  % endif
 </%def>
diff --git a/src/wuttafarm/web/templates/base.mako b/src/wuttafarm/web/templates/base.mako
index b28b52f..caa5c67 100644
--- a/src/wuttafarm/web/templates/base.mako
+++ b/src/wuttafarm/web/templates/base.mako
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 <%inherit file="wuttaweb:templates/base.mako" />
 <%namespace file="/wuttafarm-components.mako" import="make_wuttafarm_components" />
 
+<%def name="head_tags()">
+  ${parent.head_tags()}
+
+  ## TODO: this likely does not belong in the base template, and should be
+  ## included per template where actually needed.  but this is easier for now.
+  <script src="https://unpkg.com/maplibre-gl@latest/dist/maplibre-gl.js"></script>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://unpkg.com/maplibre-gl@latest/dist/maplibre-gl.css" />
+
+</%def>
+
 <%def name="index_title_controls()">
   ${parent.index_title_controls()}
 
diff --git a/src/wuttafarm/web/views/assets.py b/src/wuttafarm/web/views/assets.py
index 64f4dbc..35c3b21 100644
--- a/src/wuttafarm/web/views/assets.py
+++ b/src/wuttafarm/web/views/assets.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 Master view for Assets
 """
 
+import re
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
 from webhelpers2.html import tags
@@ -359,6 +360,36 @@ class AssetMasterView(WuttaFarmMasterView):
 
         return buttons
 
+    def get_template_context(self, context):
+        context = super().get_template_context(context)
+
+        if self.viewing:
+            asset = context["instance"]
+
+            # add location geometry if applicable
+            if asset.is_fixed and asset.farmos_uuid and not self.app.is_standalone():
+
+                # TODO: eventually sync GIS data, avoid this API call?
+                client = get_farmos_client_for_user(self.request)
+                result = client.asset.get_id(asset.asset_type, asset.farmos_uuid)
+                geometry = result["data"]["attributes"]["intrinsic_geometry"]
+
+                context["map_center"] = [geometry["lon"], geometry["lat"]]
+
+                context["map_bounds"] = [
+                    [geometry["left"], geometry["bottom"]],
+                    [geometry["right"], geometry["top"]],
+                ]
+
+                if match := re.match(
+                    r"^POLYGON \(\((?P<points>[^\)]+)\)\)$", geometry["value"]
+                ):
+                    points = match.group("points").split(", ")
+                    points = [[float(pt) for pt in pair.split(" ")] for pair in points]
+                    context["map_polygon"] = [points]
+
+        return context
+
     def get_version_joins(self):
         """
         We override this to declare the relationship between the