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Pedometric mapping

Pedometer is a little device that you wear on your body to help you count how many steps you take when you move from one place to another. Pedometer mapping is when people use different types of pedometers and other tools to make a map of where they have walked in a certain area. The map shows how many steps they took and where they walked. This is very useful for scientists and other people who want to study how people move around in different places.

For example, let's say that you want to know how many steps people take when they go to a park. You could give a pedometer to a bunch of people and ask them to walk around the park. After they are done walking, you can collect the data from their pedometers and put it on a map. The map will show you where people walked and how many steps they took.

This information can help you understand how people use a park. You can see which areas people walked in the most and which areas they didn't go to. You can also use this data to design better parks or make changes to existing ones.

In short, pedometer mapping is a way to track how much you walk and where you walked in a specific area. Scientists and other people can use this data to learn more about how people move around in different places, which can help them design better public spaces or understand health and fitness outcomes.