Users Manual

PDP User’s Guide Appendix B:GPR Emissions, Interference and Regulations
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B-3a Industry Canada Regulations - English
Industry Canada published it regulations for ground penetrating radar (GPR) on Mar
29, 2009 as part of the RSS-220 titled 'Devices Using Ultra-Wideband (UWB)
Technology'.
Industry Canada has made a unique exception for GPR by not requiring user
licensing. The user does have to comply with the following directives:
This Ground Penetrating Radar Device shall be operated only when in contact with
or within 1 m of the ground.
This Ground Penetrating Radar Device shall be operated only by law enforcement
agencies, scientific research institutes, commercial mining companies, construction
companies, and emergency rescue or firefighting organizations.
Should the ground penetrating radar be used in a wall-penetrating mode then the
following restriction should be noted by the user:
This In-wall Radar Imaging Device shall be operated where the device is directed at
the wall and in contact with or within 20 cm of the wall surface.
This In-wall Radar Imaging Device shall be operated only by law enforcement
agencies, scientific research institutes, commercial mining companies, construction
companies, and emergency rescue or firefighting organizations.
Since operation of GPR is on a license-exempt basis, the user must accept the
following:
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause
interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including
interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.