1. A system for evaluating a target locator system, the system comprising: a display; at least one user input device; a controller operatively coupled to the display and the at least one input device; a memory accessible by the controller; and laser targeting software stored on the memory for execution by the controller, the laser targeting software including a graphical user interface presented on the display, the graphical user interface including: a first portion presenting at least one input having a plurality of selectable values for at least one source characteristic of a laser source; a second portion presenting at least one input for at least one detector characteristic of a detection system; a third portion presenting at least one input having a plurality of selectable values for at least one target characteristic of a target object; a fourth portion presenting at least one input having a plurality of selectable values for at least one environment characteristic of an environment surrounding the target object; and a fifth portion presenting at least one input for a range of at least one of from the laser source to the target object and from the target object to the detection system; and processing sequences to determine an amount of energy emitted by the laser source that is received by detection system subsequent to an interaction with the target object, wherein at least one of the at least one source characteristic, the at least one detector characteristic, the at least one target characteristic, the at least one environment characteristic, and the range is adjustable through the graphical user interface.