RADAR LIDAR - Instructor

This course will improve your proficiency in the use of police traffic Radar and develop your instructional skills sufficiently to present Radar training programs to other members of law enforcement.

Students learn the characteristics of different types of stationary and moving Radar units. In addition, you will be coached in the use of instructional methods that emphasize the need for complete equipment familiarity on the part of the Radar operator. Various aspects of Radar use such as the Doppler principle, legal requirements and the relationship of traffic Radar to the overall speed enforcement program will be taught and the student will participate in practical exercises utilizing a variety of Radar equipment.

This Radar instructor course is based on "The Basic Training Program in Radar Speed Measurement" developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Topics include:

Radar policy and procedure
Legal requirements/case law
Factors affecting Radar
Visual speed estimates
Technical aspects of Radar
Same direction moving Radar
Theories of adult teaching and learning
Methods of instruction
Four-step teaching process
Practical and written examinations
Classroom presentations
LIDAR section of Class

This course will teach the characteristics of LIDAR units. LIDAR is an acronym for Light Detection And Ranging.

What can you do with LIDAR?

Measure distance
Measure speed Measure rotation

Measure chemical composition and concentration of a remote target where the target can be a clearly defined object, such as a vehicle, or a diffuse object such as a smoke plume or clouds.