A method for location aware augmented vision assisted inspection and monitoring of a vehicle, (310, 410, 510) the method comprising: obtaining status information regarding the vehicle or equipment onboard the vehicle from the vehicle's on-board vehicle network; obtaining a user location from a user carried augmented vision display device; refining a first data set from the status information based at least in part on the user location; wirelessly transmitting the first data set to the user carried augmented vision display device; determining an orientation of the user carried augmented vision display device with respect to the vehicle; and displaying at least a subset of the first data set on the user carried augmented vision display device, wherein the subset of the first data set is determined at least in part based on the orientation of the user carried augmented vision display device; wherein obtaining the user location from the user carried augmented vision display device further comprises: receiving a radio signal at the user carried augmented vision display device from at least one tracking transceiver (130-1 to 130-n) mounted to the vehicle; and determining a relative position of the user carried augmented vision display device with respect to the vehicle based on the radio signal; and wherein the at least one tracking transceiver (130-1 to 130-n) comprises a wireless radio signal repeater in wireless communication with the user carried augmented vision display device and further in wireless communication with an augmented vision display preprocessor device installed on the vehicle, wherein the augmented vision display preprocessor device is coupled to the on-board vehicle network. obtaining status information regarding the vehicle or equipment onboard the vehicle from the vehicle's on-board vehicle network; obtaining a user location from a user carried augmented vision display device; refining a first data set from the status information based at least in part on the user location; wirelessly transmitting the first data set to the user carried augmented vision display device; determining an orientation of the user carried augmented vision display device with respect to the vehicle; and displaying at least a subset of the first data set on the user carried augmented vision display device, wherein the subset of the first data set is determined at least in part based on the orientation of the user carried augmented vision display device; wherein obtaining the user location from the user carried augmented vision display device further comprises: receiving a radio signal at the user carried augmented vision display device from at least one tracking transceiver (130-1 to 130-n) mounted to the vehicle; and determining a relative position of the user carried augmented vision display device with respect to the vehicle based on the radio signal; and wherein the at least one tracking transceiver (130-1 to 130-n) comprises a wireless radio signal repeater in wireless communication with the user carried augmented vision display device and further in wireless communication with an augmented vision display preprocessor device installed on the vehicle, wherein the augmented vision display preprocessor device is coupled to the on-board vehicle network. receiving a radio signal at the user carried augmented vision display device from at least one tracking transceiver (130-1 to 130-n) mounted to the vehicle; and determining a relative position of the user carried augmented vision display device with respect to the vehicle based on the radio signal; and wherein the at least one tracking transceiver (130-1 to 130-n) comprises a wireless radio signal repeater in wireless communication with the user carried augmented vision display device and further in wireless communication with an augmented vision display preprocessor device installed on the vehicle, wherein the augmented vision display preprocessor device is coupled to the on-board vehicle network.