Ultra-portable coordinate measurement machine

A method for measuring one or more points, comprising:

• carrying a coordinate measurement device comprising an optical coordinate acquisition member by a user;
• measuring one or more objects with the coordinate measurement device while carried by the user;
• and
• tracking a location of the coordinate measurement device with a GPS device while measuring said one or more objects.

A coordinate measurement device comprising:

• a portable location device mounted on the coordinate measurement device, the portable GPS device being configured to facilitate measurement of the location of the coordinate measurement device in space by communicating with local signal emitters at known locations and using triangulation;
• and
• at least one of:
• an articulated arm comprising a plurality of transfer members and a plurality of articulating members connecting the plurality of transfer members to each other to measure an angle between the transfer members;
• and
• an optical coordinate acquisition member.

A method for measuring one or more points, comprising:

• carrying a coordinate measurement device comprising an optical coordinate acquisition member by a user;
• measuring one or more objects with the coordinate measurement device while carried by the user;
• and
• tracking a location of the coordinate measurement device using triangulation.