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ZHSATRA’s Global Foot Dimensions report
Announcing the launch of this major report into foot sizing.
SATRA’s Global Foot Dimensions report is the culmination of a four-year research project utilising 3D scanning technology to capture and assess thousands of feet in different regions across the globe. SATRA has performed a significant number of foot surveys periodically since its establishment in 1919, and has provided numerous articles informing and assisting the industry on fitting and grading guidelines.
Between 2012 and 2016, SATRA conducted a substantial foot dimensions survey, which began as an exercise to determine the characteristics of modern feet in key geographical areas. The project was conducted in three global regions: the UK, the USA and China. These regions were chosen predominantly because many SATRA member companies are manufacturing products for these important markets.
The collated results of this most recent survey is available as a 300-page printed and bound report initially for SATRA members only. SATRA’s Global Foot Dimensions report aims to provide a core understanding of modern foot shape and highlights some of the differences present between a number of demographics. It is hoped that the openness and systematic explanation of the subject matter will become a benchmark for the industry for years to come, enabling manufactures of footwear to offer a greater degree of fit and comfort to the end customer. The report disseminates a series of fundamental foot dimension statistics, including foot breadth, joint girth and instep girth, and aims to update the industry’s understanding of foot shape and sizing.
SATRA’s Global Foot Dimensions report covers the following aspects of foot sizing:
- anatomy and foot health
- technology and procedure
- uncertainty of measurementnormality testing and randomness
- demographics and data spread
- definition of measurements
- shoe size definition
- foot size distribution
- average foot dimensions
- foot axis and joint angle
- foot dimension ratios
- width fitting
- women’s lower leg data
- regression formula for full data comparison
- notation, regression and other mathematical concepts.
How can we help?
The price of the report to current SATRA members is GBP 5,000. Please visit www.satra.com/gfd1b to order this publication or if you are interested in receiving an abstract with the intention of purchase.
Publishing Data
This article was originally published on page 14 of the October 2017 issue of SATRA Bulletin.
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