Program Performance Evaluation / Fleet Characterization
I/M Program Evaluation:
RSD data can be used to:
- Assess the effectiveness of overall vehicle emissions inspection programs (i.e. Inspection/Maintenance [I/M] Programs).
- Evaluate entire fleets in geographic areas by comparing emissions of vehicles from I/M and non-I/M areas.
- Assess the impact vehicles registered outside an I/M region (e.g. commuters or tourists) have on air quality within a program area.
Fleet Characterization:
RSD data can be used to:
- compare computer emissions models to real-world emissions data (i.e. real driving emissions).
- cost-effectively characterize emissions of entire vehicle fleets.
- provide comparison data from I/M and non-I/M areas.
- provide emissions by county and identify out-of-area commuters.
- Identify specific vehicle make/models that emit excessively due to defeat devices or poor design.
The data used to perform these correlations can be collected and funded by the popular clean screen application.
