2007 Photo Enforcement GPS Systems

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1	Introduction
2	All Band Detection
3	False Alert Test
4	POP Mode Testing
5	Radar Detector Detector Testing
6	Laser Detection
7	Long Range Testing
8	Photo Enforcement Camera GPS Systems
9	Integrated Systems
10	Thanks!

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Photo Enforcement
GPS Systems

Combining a GPS system with radar detector was first introduced with Uniden over eight years ago with their GPS-RD system. However their system suffered several flaws. Then the Federal Communications Commission followed through with leakage guidelines that basically shut Uniden out of the radar detection industry as they were unable to meet the new standards.

Recently three new systems have come to market that utilize GPS and radar/laser detection, along with notification of fixed camera locations and each was tested and evaluated.

Escort introduced their 9500i earlier this year at the Consumer Electronics Show. The 9500i is the first dash mounted radar detector to offer a USB port that can be used to update the firmware of the radar detector along with the database of the fixed camera locations.

Escort is planning on offering the software to update the "marked locations" database later this year.

However, the user is able to "mark" their own speed trap locations into the detector while driving and another unique feature the user can also mark in known false alarm locations, thus permanently removing any false alarms!

Cobra's DXRSR7 is a semi permanent mounted radar detector with some new revolutionary features. The main unit of the detector and the GPS antenna mounts to the top of your windshield and the wireless remote control can be mounted to your dash.

The Cobra unit does come with pre-loaded photo enforcement camera locations. However we found their database to be dated, as it did not have the cameras in El Paso or Scottsdale. Cobra is planning on having an updated database later this summer and this can be downloaded and installed into the detector.

One drawback is that the Cobra does not allow one to mark "known" false alert radar locations as the Escort 9500 or the Cheetah system.

Cheetah's GPS Mirror is a GPS system that is installed as a clip on rear view mirror that can also integrate with various radar detectors and/or laser jammers.

Cheetah's GPS database is the most current and is now currently available on their website(s).

The Cheetah system also allows the user to "mark" known false alarm and/or enforcement locations into the database, but also allows the user to set a minimum speed that can either lock out false alerts, or inactive laser jamming equipment.

Overview

As each device had its own unique features and capacities so it was very difficult to perform a base test on all three units. However during the fixed red light camera locations, each unit properly notified the driver in advance.

One feature that was unique to the Cheetah unit was its ability to notify of only the locations being in the "same direction" of travel, while the other units notified the driver regardless of the direction the driver was traveling.

This feature would be beneficial on roadways/highways that have multiple speed cameras facing in different directions of travel, such as the 101 freeway in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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