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Pedometers seem to be calibrated for use on flat ground. Rough or difficult terrain can cause you to take more steps and it is this mechanism which pedometers use to determine their output. If

If you have a known pace length and can compensate for it using some measure for it to be diminished when walking a route that isntisn't flat then id say it could be mildly accurate. Consider

Consider using Naismiths ruleNaismiths rule to determine a coefficient of terrain difficulty - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naismith%27s_rule.

Pedometers seem to be calibrated for use on flat ground. Rough or difficult terrain can cause you to take more steps and it is this mechanism which pedometers use to determine their output. If you have a known pace length and can compensate for it using some measure for it to be diminished when walking a route that isnt flat then id say it could be mildly accurate. Consider using Naismiths rule to determine a coefficient of terrain difficulty - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naismith%27s_rule.

Pedometers seem to be calibrated for use on flat ground. Rough or difficult terrain can cause you to take more steps and it is this mechanism which pedometers use to determine their output.

If you have a known pace length and can compensate for it using some measure for it to be diminished when walking a route that isn't flat then id say it could be mildly accurate.

Consider using Naismiths rule to determine a coefficient of terrain difficulty.

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Pedometers seem to be calibrated for use on flat ground. Rough or difficult terrain can cause you to take more steps and it is this mechanism which pedometers use to determine their output. If you have a known pace length and can compensate for it using some measure for it to be diminished when walking a route that isnt flat then id say it could be mildly accurate. Consider using Naismiths rule to determine a coefficient of terrain difficulty - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naismith%27s_rule.