GE211: General Surveying 1 Date: October 11, 2022

Group Members:
Jel Barbie Bersabal
Uriel Marie Jabao
Orcel Jacinto
Christine Jocel Padernal
Egy Lariba Pananganan

Laboratory Activity 3: Pacing

Narrative Report

Pacing is an easy and quick technique used to measure distances in a certain

area. This method is used when there are no available instruments in the field.
Pacing consists of counting the number of steps or paces in a required distance.
Distances obtained by pacing are sufficiently accurate for many purposes in
surveying. In our laboratory 3, we did the pacing. The objectives in performing this
laboratory are to determine our own pace factor, to estimate distance measurement
using pacing and estimate distance lay-out using pacing.
Last October 11, 2022 we conducted our Laboratory 3 entitled “Pacing” at
around 1:30 – 4:30 pm. First, a 50m distance was marked by our instructor and
using our normal pace, we were tasked to walk from point A which is the starting of
the 50m distance to point B which is the end and vice versa. While walking, we also
count the number of paces. We have observed that there are differences in the
number of paces every trials even though the distance is the same. When
performing this activity, one must be careful in his pace whether your step was too
big or too small because this might cause a large error in calculating your pace
factor. The steps must always be your normal pace. In order to determine the pace
factor, we calculate the average pace from our pace counting for 5 trials divide it
from 100m (pace factor = 100m/pace count). Next, point C and D were marked on
the field then using pacing we count the number of steps from C to D and vice versa
for 5 trials. To determine the estimate distance from C-D, we used the formula
distance = No. of pace x pace factor. Lastly, each of us must estimate a 35m
distance from an established point E. Using the formula pace count = distance/
pace factor, we were able to estimate a distance of 35m. Even though the distance
varies every time we marked our estimated distance of 35m, the marked were not
very distant from each other.
At the end of the Laboratory, we were able to determine our own pace factor
and was able to compare that each of our members has different pace factors. We
have also estimated the distance measurement using pacing and estimated the
distance lay-out using pacing. Because of this laboratory, we can now easily and
quickly measure distances using pacing when there are no available instrument on
field.
 Documentation

Figure 1.0 Group 1 Performing Pacing (Determining Pace Factor)

Figure 2.0 Group 1 Performing Pacing (Estimation of Distance Measurement)

 Figure 3.0 Marked Estimation of Distance Layout
of 35m (Egy Pananganan)

Figure 4.0 Marked Estimation of Distance Layout (Uriel Marie Jabao

 Figure 5.0 Marked Estimation of Distance Layout (Orcel Jacinto)

Figure 6.0
Marked
Estimation of Distance Layout (Jel Barbie Bersabal)

Figure 7.0
Marked Estimation of Distance Layout (Christine Jocel Padernal)