GE 11 Fieldwork # 1

Pacing

Objectives:
1. To be able to determine individual pace factor.
2. To be able to quickly estimate distances by means of pacing method.

Instruments:
Tape, Markers and Range Poles, Safety Cones as needed

Group Members: Assign a group leader and list all the members of your group.
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Procedure:
1. Establish a 50 meter distance on a fairly level ground using a meter tape.
2. Walk casually from one end of the line to the other end taking note of the
number of steps that you make. Try to estimate up to 1/10th of a step using the
heel or toe as basis.
3. Repeat walking until you complete five (5) trials. Compute the mean of these five
trials.
4. Determine pace factor by dividing the 50 meter distance over the mean number
of paces or steps for the five trials. The quotient is the pace factor (rounded off
to 3 decimal places) with unit of meter/pace. Table 1 with the necessary
fieldwork data is shown below.

Table1. Pace Factor Determination

LINE TAPED DISTANCE TRIALS NUMBER OF PACES AVERAGE OF PACES PACE FACTOR
1-2 1
2-1 2
1-2 50 meters 3
2-1 4
1-2 5

5. Consider the polygon bounded by the sidewalks around Melchor Hall engineering
building. Determine the lengths of the engineering block by casually walking at
the center of the pavement starting from the Tau Alpha Corner, going in a

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 clockwise direction, until you reach the starting point. Take note of the number
of paces that you make for each line.
6. Make a sketch of the traverse indicating the perimeter paced distances.
7. Compute the relative precision of the pacing method by comparing the
perimeter distance estimated by pacing and the perimeter distance determined
from Google Earth or Google Maps. Relative Precision
(RP) = [∑Map Distance (MP) – ∑Paced Distance (PD)]/∑Map Distance (MP).
Show all necessary computations. The table indicating discrepancy and relative
precision is shown in Table 2 below.

Table2. Discrepancy and Relative Precision

NO. OF PACED MAP
LINE DISCREPANCY RELATIVE PRECISION
PACES DISTANCE DISTANCE
∑ ∑
1-2
∑
2-3
MD-PD =
3-4 ∑ /(∑ ∑ )

4-1 =

∑ = ______ ∑ = ______

8. Write an individual typed report of this fieldwork in A4 size bond papers. Present
properly the required results of the followed procedures, brief discussion of the
results and a conclusion.
9. Include a description of the location, weather, date and time when fieldwork was
conducted. Present a group picture and two (2) individual photos while doing this
activity as evidence of your hard work.
10. Submit report on or before 5:00 PM of 19 February 2018 at Room 324, Melchor
Hall. Late submissions have corresponding penalties.