TABLE OF RATINGS

FIELDWORK
TITLE RATING
NO.
1 MEASUREMENT OF DISTANCE BY PACING AND TAPING
ORIENTATION, SETTING-UP, AND LEVELING THE TRANSIT OVER A
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STATION
DETERMINING THE AREA OF A TRACT OF LAND BY TRANSIT AND
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TAPE

4 CLOSED COMPASS TRAVERSE

5 MEASURING HORIZONTAL ANGLES WITH THEODOLITE

6 DIFFERENTIAL LEVELING

7 PROFILE LEVELING

8 HORIZONTAL AND INCLINED STADIA SIGHTS

9 STADIA LEVELING

10 STADIA TRAVERSE

11 TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEYING

12 TRIANGULATION

13 STREAMFLOW MEASUREMENT

14 DETERMINING WATER VOLUME OF A RESERVOIR

15 PRACTICAL PROBLEM (FINALS)

TOTAL

AVERAGE

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FIELDWORK No. : 1 RATING : __________
MEASUREMENT OF DISTANCE BY PACING AND
TITLE : DATE OF SURVEY : __________
TAPING
OBJECTIVES : 1. To determine the individual Pace Factor GROUP NO. : __________
2. To measure distance by Pacing
3. To determine the horizontal length of a level
course by tape

LEARNING : The student will be able to:

OUTCOMES
1. Garner skills in measuring distance using only the
method of walking or pacing.
2. Develop skills in measuring distance using a
surveying instrument such as measuring tape.
3. Enhance skills in obtaining field observations
with accuracy and precision.

A. INSTRUMENTS & ACCESORIES

1 Measuring Tape
3 Range poles
4 Flaglets
Chalks / Markers

B. PROCEDURE
1. DETERMINING PACE FACTOR
a. Select a straight and level course more or less 100 meters apart. Mark both ends with flaglets
and designate these end points as A and B.
b. Walk over the course at a natural pace or gait starting with either heel or toe over point A and
count the number of paces to reach point B.
c. For succeeding trials, walk from B to A, then A to B, until 6 trials are completed. Record the
number of paces.

2. ESTIMATION OF DISTANCE BY PACING

a. Establish another level course whose length is to be determined by pacing. Mark both ends
with flaglets and designate these end points as C and D.
b. 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 record the number of paces.
c. Repeat the above procedure until all six (6) trials are completed.
d. After the field data is recorded, make an actual taping of the course CD to determine the
Taped Distance.

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 3. MEASUREMENT OF DISTANCE BY TAPING
a. Place a range pole behind each end point. If the point to be marked is on a pavement, use
chalk or markers. (Designate a 5-m and 10-m full tape length for trials 1 and 2, respectively.)
b. The rear tapeman stations himself at point A and the head tapeman takes the zero end of the
tape and advances toward the other end of the line to be measured.
c.
stop the head tapeman. The rear tapeman then holds the 5-m or 10-m mark at the starting
point. The assigned observer then aligns the other end of the tape (0-m mark) held by the
head tapeman using the third range pole.
d. With the full tape length at the starting point, and the head tapeman aligned, the rear

ground to mark the 0-m end of the tape. If the measurement is done on pavement, a chalk or
marker is used to mark the end of the tape.
e. The rear tapeman then picks up the rear flaglet set on the ground and the head tapeman pulls
the tape forward and the process is repeated for the next full tape length.
f. When the end of the line is almost reached and the last full tape length has been measured,
the remaining fractional length is then measured and read by the rear tapeman.
g. After the measurement of the whole line is completed, a second measurement should be
made along the opposite direction. The mean of the two measurements is taken as the most
probable value of the length of the line.
h. Tabulate observed and computed values accordingly.

C. DATA AND RESULTS

1. DETERMINING PACE FACTOR
TAPED DISTANCE PACE FACTOR
LINE NO. OF PACES MEAN
(m) (m / pace)
AB
BA
AB
BA
AB
BA

2. ESTIMATION OF DISTANCE BY PACING

PACED DISTANCE TAPED DISTANCE RELATIVE PRECISION

LINE NO. OF PACES MEAN (RP)
(m) (m)
CD
DC
CD
DC
CD
DC

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 3. MEASUREMENT OF DISTANCE BY TAPING
FULL TAPE RELATIVE PRECISION
LINE LENGTH MEAN DIFFERENCE
LENGTH (RP)
AB 5m
BA 10m

D. COMPUTATIONS
1. DETERMINING PACE FACTOR
a. Compute the arithmetic sum of the number of paces on course AB and divide it with the
number of trials to determine the mean number of paces.
b. Divide the taped distance of the course AB with the mean number of paces to determine the
PACE FACTOR.

2. ESTIMATION OF DISTANCE BY PACING(PACED DISTANCE)

a. Compute the arithmetic sum of the number of paces on course CD and divide it with the
number of trials to determine the mean number of paces.
b. Multiply the mean number of paces for CD by the Pace Factor to compute the PACED
DISTANCE.
c. Determine the difference between the Taped Distance (TD) and the Paced Distance (PD) of
line CD.
d. Divide the difference by the Taped Distance (TD) of CD and reduce the numerator to unity to
determine the RELATIVE PRECISION.

3. MEASUREMENT OF DISTANCE BY TAPING

a. Compute the arithmetic sum of the measured length of the line AB and divide it with the
number of trials to determine the mean length of line AB.
b. The discrepancy for the measurement is the difference between the first measurement and
the second measurement.
c. The Relative Precision of the measurement is determined by dividing the discrepancy by the
mean length, where the numerator is reduced to unity or 1. Relative precision is expressed
in fractional form and the denominator is rounded to the nearest hundredth.

WRITE YOUR COMPLETE SOLUTION AFTER THIS LINE

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E. SKETCH

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F. CONCLUSION

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SURVEYOR

CHECKED BY:

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PRELIMINARY REPORT: (DRAFT TABULATION OF DATA)