FUNDAMENTALS OF

SURVEVING 1
PERFORMANCE TASK 1
FIELDWORK NO. 1
PACING

SUBMITTED BY:
JERICO R. JIMENEZ
BSCE 2-3

SUBMITTED TO:
PROF. PROSPERO CABORNAY
 LAB EXERCISE NO. 1

PROBLEM: PACING
OBJECTIVE:
a. To determine individual pace factor
b. To measure distance by pacing
DATE: December 16. 2021 TIME: 5:00 PM – 5:35 PM
LOCATION: ARCA South FTI: Open Space WEATHER: Cloudy

FIELD SURVEY PARTY

Figure 1: BSCE 2-3 Classmates

Chief of Party:
Jerico R. Jimenez

Instrument man/Tape Man:

Jerico R. Jimenez
Sam Robertson D. Pelegrino

Photographer:
Jerome C. Salvador
A. INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES:
  Marker (stone)
 Steel Tape Measure (Stanley Tylon: 5m)
 Soft Tape Measure (150 cm)
 Digital Note Recorder

B. PROCEDURES:
1. Determining Pace Factor.
a. Select a straight and level course and, in both ends, establish markers at least 90 meters
apart. Designate these end points as A and B.

b. Walk over the course at a natural pace or gait starting either heel or toe over point A
and count the number of paces to react point B.
 c. For succeeding this, walk from B to A, then A to B, until 5 trials are completed, and
the number of paces recorded accordingly.

d. Refer to the accompanying sample for the recording of the observed field trials.

TRIAL LINE TAPE DISK NUMBER MEAN NO. PACE

(m) OF PACES OF PACES FACTOR
(m/pace)
1 AB 211.5
2 BA 212
3 AB 90 m 213.5 212.7 paces 0.423 m/pace
4 BA 212.5
5 AB 214

2. Measuring Distance by Pacing.

a. Define or establish the end points of another level course whose length is to be
determine by pacing. Designate these end points as C and D.
b. For the first trial, walk over the course from C to D at a natural pace and record the
number of paces. Then, walk from D to C and again, record the number of paces.

c. Repeat the above procedure until all five trials are completed.

d. After the field data is recorded, make an actual taping at the course CD to determine
the tape distance.
 e. Refer to the accompanying sample for the recording of the observed field trials.

TRIAL LINE NO. OF MEAN PACED TAPED RELATIVE

PACES DIST DIST PRECISION
1 CD 173
2 DC 172
3 CD 174 173 paces 73.2 m 73.5 m 1 / 250 m
4 DC 172.5
5 CD 173.5

A. COMPUTATION:
1. Computing Pace Factor (PF).
a. Get the sum of the number of paces for the five trials performed in course AB then
compute the mean number of paces.

1st Trial (No. of Paces) + 2nd Trial (No. of Paces) + 3rd Trial (No. of Paces) +
4th Trial (No. of Paces) + 5th Trial (No. of Paces)
Total
¿ =Mean ( No. of Paces)
No . of Trial

b. Divide the unknown or taped length course AB by the mean number of paces for AB to
determine the pace factor.

TD
=PF
Mean

Solution:
a. Determine the Pace Factor
L = 90-m (length of line AB)
n = 6 (no. of trials taken on line AB)
Sum = (211.5 + 212 + 213.5 + 212.5 + 214) = 1063.5 m
1063.5
Mean ( M 1 ¿ ¿ =212.7 paces
5
L 90 m m
PF ¿ = =0.423 ( pace factor of surveyor )
M 1 212.7 paces pace
 2. Computing Paced Distance (PD).
a. Get the sum of the number of paces for the five trials performed in course AB then
compute the mean number of paces.

1st Trial (No. of Paces) + 2nd Trial (No. of Paces) + 3rd Trial (No. of Paces) +
4th Trial (No. of Paces) + 5th Trial (No. of Paces)
Total
¿ =Mean ( No. of Paces)
No . of Trial

b. Multiply the mean number of paces for CD by the pace factor to obtain the paced
distance.

Mean ( No . of Paces ) × PF =PD

Solution:
n = 6 (no. of trials taken on line CD)
Sum = (173 + 172 + 174 + 172.5 + 173.5) = 865 m
865
Mean ( M 2 ¿ ¿ =173 paces
5
L
PF ¿
M2

L = PD = ( M 2 ) ( PF )=¿ (173 ¿ ( 0.423 )=73.2 m( paced distance of line CD)

3. Computing Relative Precision (RP).

a. Determine the difference between the taped distance of CD and paced distance of CD.

TD−PD
=RP
TD

Solution:
TD = 73.5 m (taped distance)
PD = 73.2 m (paced distance)
TD−PD 73.5 m−73.2 m
RP ¿ =
TD 73.5m
 0.3 m 0.3 m 1 1
¿ ÷ = say ¿
73.5m 0.3 m 245 250

B. REMARKS, HINTS & PRECAUTIONS:

1. The ends of the assigned courses should be marked with either hubs, marking pins, or
by chalk marks if on pavement.
2. Range Poles are set of held behind the end points to serve as guides or markers during
the actual pacing.
3. A steel tape should be used in laying out and in measuring the actual lengths of courses
assigned for pacing.
4. When taping, to measurements should be made for any line and the mean recorded as
its actual length.
5. The length of a single step is termed a pace. It may be measured from heel to heel or
toe to toe. Also, each two paces or a double step is called a stride.

6. Pacing consist of counting the number of steps in the required distance and best done
with walking with natural steps
7. Pacing is used only when approximate result is satisfactory such as for estimating
distances used for sketching and in reconnaissance surveys. Pacing is also used as a
means of checking distances measured by more accurate methods.
8. To keep one on the line while pacing, it is good to practice fixing one’s eyes on a
distant object on the range behind the pole at the farther end of the line being paced.
9. A partial pace at the end of the line should be figured out to the nearest one-fourth
pace.
a.) The accepted precision for measuring distance by pacing usually varies from 1/200 to
1/500.
10. Reject measurements that vary from the mean by more than the three percent.
11. If the computed relative precision of the set of measurements is greater than one part
in two hundred, the measurements should be repeated.