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The accelerometers integrated in today's phones can be used to estimate the distance travelled from the accelerations made while walking. The placement of the sensor on the body is important to take into consideration. In this paper, the accelerations recorded with a daily-used phone in the trouser pocket were processed on a mobile device to detect steps and estimate the distance travelled. The outcome...