PACED SURVEY 
Method II 
In the second method, where a compass is used, select some 
central important object such as a tree or building corner, and stand- 
ing at it, take the bearings of a considerable number of other ob- 
jects. Then pace from the central station out to an object and 
crossing over to some other object pace back to the central station 
so as to save walking. Intermediate objects along a paced line 
should be noted. The notes of such a survey may be recorded 
either in tabular form in a notebook with columns showing the 
station, direction, distance and object, or in a diagrammatic form 
with the objects roughly sketched in relation and the direction and 
distance shown along lines from the central station. Additional 
stations may be located from the first one and the work carried along 
as required. Such a survey must be plotted up by means of a 
protractor. It is much better to use a compass and a protractor 
graduated in azimuth to 360° rather than to quadrants. This 
method requires less time in the field and more in the office than 
does the previous one. It also requires the use of compass and 
protractor. The results are perhaps not quite so accurate, as it is 
not possible to read courses very accurately with a hand compass. 
Practice 
The student must have actual practice in making paced sur- 
veys. Indeed he must have extended and frequent practice. Speed 
and accuracy are gained by such practice, the improvement in 
accuracy being especially important. 
Therefore let the student undertake surveys of this kind as 
often as possible. It will be better naturally to begin with simple 
problems where only a few details are to be located and proceed to 
the study of larger areas and rougher land with more intricate de- 
tails. It will be better also to select areas which have some in- 
trinsic interest or those for which the finished maps may be of some 
further use, either in the present course of landscape gardening 
studies or for other business. 
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