Speed-Measuring Device Performance Specifications: Lidar Module

Speed-Measuring Device Performance Specifications: Lidar Module
FOREWORD
This document contains the lidar speed-measuring device performance specifications
developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) through a
Cooperative Agreement with the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
and in consultation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),
Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES). Because this document is designed as a
development and procurement aid, it is highly technical.
This document supersedes the Model Minimum Performance Specifications for Lidar
Speed Measurement Devices (DOT HS 808 214, February 1995) and all subsequent
reversions.
By defining minimum performance requirements and verification procedures, this
technical document establishes a baseline for acceptable traffic lidar speed-measuring
device performance. Citizens, courts, and law enforcement officers should be assured
that lidar speed-measuring device models, determined by test to comply with these
performance specifications, will provide the high-quality service they require.
Lidar equipment buyers should use these performance specifications as minimum
specifications when developing purchasing criteria. We suggest these specifications be
incorporated into procurement documents requiring that lidar speed-measuring devices
offered for purchase meet, as a minimum, these specifications.
Manufacturers are encouraged to produce lidar speed-measuring devices that meet or
exceed these performance specifications.
These performance specifications are subject to continuing review. Technical
comments and recommended revisions are welcome. Send suggestions to:
Enforcement and Justice Services Division
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
400 Seventh Street, S.W. (NTI-122)
Washington, D.C. 20590
Before citing these performance specifications, or any part of them, users should verify
they are referencing the most recent edition of this document.
NHTSA believes these performance specifications for lidar speed-measuring devices
will assist law enforcement administrators to access the accuracy and reliability of lidar
devices they plan to purchase. NHTSA also believes these performance specifications
and testing protocols will increase the confidence of the public, the courts, and law
enforcement officers in the accuracy and reliability of lidar speed-measuring devices.
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