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distinguish between targets and is also more difficult to detect. As a result, even the briefest laser
(LIDAR) alert should be taken seriously.
There are limitations to LIDAR equipment. LIDAR is much more sensitive to weather conditions than
radar, and a LIDAR gun's range will be decreased by anything affecting visibility, such as rain, fog, or
smoke. A LIDAR gun cannot operate through glass, and it must be stationary in order to get an accurate
reading. Because LIDAR must have a clear line of sight and is subject to cosine error (an inaccuracy that
increases as the angle between the gun and the vehicle increases), police typically use LIDAR equipment
parallel to the road or from an overpass. LIDAR can be used day or night.
How TSR Works
SmartRadar includes a new boost in anti-falsing software to eliminate excessive alerts from erroneous X-
and K-band sources, such as traffic flow-monitoring systems. These systems, which are becoming more
widely used in several countries, generate K-band signals to measure the flow of traffic on a given road.
Unfortunately, most detectors see this as a real threat and will alert you to it unnecessarily. Our new
proprietary software—TSR—intelligently sorts, ranks, and rejects these types of false alarms
automatically. The result is ultimate protection without excessive false alarms.
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