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Radar and lidar are the two most common technologies used for traffic safety applications. When evaluating traffic safety products such as handheld speed guns, understanding the difference between these technologies ensures the right solution for your specific needs. Essentially, each technology uses different energy wavelengths to get the job done.
Radar is an acronym that stands for Radio Detection and Ranging. This technology uses radio waves to calculate the distance of an object. A sensor transmitting device measures the distance of an object using the length of time it takes for the radio waves to reflect and return to the device.
Radar waves are a lower frequency and longer wavelength than the light waves associated with lidar. With a longer wavelength, radar energy can better penetrate rain, fog and snow.
Lidar is an acronym which stands for Light Detection and Ranging. With lidar technology, transmitted discrete pulses of laser light are used to calculate the distance between the lidar device and an object being measured. Lidar devices can transmit laser pulses at a rate up to 25,000 pulses per second. These high pulse rates increase the number of measurement samples collected. This additional data increases the accuracy of the measurement while maintaining a measurement time that is less than one second.
DragonEye Speed Lidar and DragonEye Compact Speed Lidar are trademarks of DragonEye Technology, LLC, Norcross GA.
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