Since June 12, 2009, almost all local broadcast television stations were required to convert to digital broadcast. By converting to this format, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was able to regain bandwidth that they could use to facilitate communications between various emergency services (local police, firemen and women, and EMS among others). Changing to digital …
Dr. Clyde Lettsome, Phd, PE, MEM has recently coauthored a paper to be published by the International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology (IJPRT). The paper titled, “An Automated Filter Bank-Based Pavement Distress Detection System Incorporating Standard Compression Coders” discusses how standard compression coders can be used to help Transportation Departments ddewhile reducing the amount …
As many may know by now, the disasters in Japan has led to the death of thousands of people and millions and perhaps billions of dollars in destruction. Though the immediate effects of the disaster are very obvious, what many do not know are the long-term effects of the destruction and the nuclear disaster and …
If you are anything like me, you hate being taken advantage of financially. I have a low tolerance for individuals or institutions that try to “steal my money” (not literally). You know the ones I am talking about; those who deliver don’t deliver comparable return for the money I surrender. Every time, I realized I …
Dr. Clyde Lettsome, PhD, PE, MEM has successfully renewed his Florida Professional Engineering (PE) license. To renew his license, he had to successfully complete continuing education courses within his engineering discipline and a course on the engineering laws & rules as set by the Florida Board of Professional Engineers in: 61G15, Florida Administrative Code Chapter …