NAME: _________________________________________________

PARTY NO: ______________________

FIELD WORK NO. 1

PACING

OBJECTIVES:
a. To determine individual pace factor.
b. To measure distance by pacing.

INSTRUMENTS & ACCESSORIES:

(3) Range poles
Measuring tape (plastic tape)
Markers

LOCATION: ________________________________________________

DATE & TIME PERFORMED ______________________________

WEATHER: _______________________________________________

PROCEDURE:

1. Determining Pace Factor.

a. Select a straight and level course and on both ends establish at least 100 m. apart.
Designated these end points as A and B.
b. Walk over the course at a natural pace starting with either heel or toe over point A
and count the number of paces to reach point B.
c. For succeeding trials, walk over from B to A, then A to B, until six trials are
completed.
d. Record the number of paces accordingly in the accompanying data.

Trial Line Number of Mean no. Taped Pace

Paces of Paces Distance Factor
(m) (m/pace)
1 AB
2 BA
3 AB
4 BA
5 AB
6 BA

2. Measuring Distance by Pacing.

a. Define or establish the end points of another level course whose length is to be
determined by pacing. Designate these end points as C and D.
b. For the first trial, walk over the course C to D at a natural pace and record the
number of paces. Then walk from D to C and record the number of paces.
c. Repeat the above procedure until all six trials are completed.
d. After the field data is recorded, make an actual tapi9ng of the course CD to
determine the taped distance.
e. Record all observations in the accompanying data

Trial line No. of Mean no. Paced Taped Relative

Paces of Paces Distance Distance Distance
CD
DC
CD
DC
CD
DC

COMPUTATIONS:

1. Computing Pace Factor (PF).

a. Get the sum of the number of paces for the six trials performed on the course
AB then compute the mean number of paces.
b. Divide the known or taped distance of course AB by the mean number of paces
for AB to determine the pace factor.
2. Computing Paced Distanced (PD).
a. Get the sum of the number of paces for the six trials performed on course CD
and compute the mean number of paces.
b. Multiply the mean number of paces for CD by the pace factor .to obtain the
paced distanced.
3. Computing Relative Precision (RP).
a. Determine the difference between the taped distanced of CD and the paced
distance of CD.
b. Divide the difference by the taped distance of CD and reduce the numerator to
unity to determine the relative precision.
REMARKS:

a. The ends of the assigned course should be marked with either hubs, chaining pins,
or by chalk if on pavement.
b. Range poles are held behind the end points to serve as guides during actual pacing.
c. A plastic tape should be used in laying out or in measuring the actual lengths of
courses assigned for pacing.
d. When taping, two measurements should be made for any line and the mean
recorded as it’s actual length.
e. The length of a single step is called a pace. It may be measured from heel to heel
or from toe to toe. Also, each two paces or a double pace is called a stride.

f. To keep one on the line while pacing, it is a good practice to fix one’s eye on a
distant object on the range behind the pole at the line being paced.
g. A partial distance at the end of the line should be figured out to the nearest one-
fourth pace.
h. The accepted precision for measuring distance by pacing usually varies from 1/200
to 1/500.
i. Reject measurements that vary from the mean by mo re than three percent.
j. If the computed relative precision of the set measurements is greater than one part
in two hundred , the measurements should be repeated.

SKETCHES: (Place them on a separate sheet of bond paper).

CONCLUSION:

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