A system for the automated determination of retroreflectivity values for reflective
surfaces disposed along a roadway repeatedly illuminates an area along the roadway
that includes at least one reflective surface using a strobing light source. Multiple
light intensity values are measured over a field of view which includes at least
a portion of the area illuminated by the light source. A computer processing system
is used to identifying a portion of the light intensity values associated with
a reflective surface and analyze the portion of the light intensity values to determine
at least one retroreflectivity value for that reflective surface.