ESRI:103242 · United States
NAD 1983 (CORS96) SPCS California V (US Feet) to KML & KMZ
NAD 1983 (CORS96) SPCS California V (US Feet) (ESRI:103242) is a Lambert Conformal Conic coordinate system on the NAD 1983 (CORS96) SPCS California V (US Feet) datum, with coordinates in US survey feet. Its official area of use is: USA - California - SPCS83 - 5.
- Converter already set to ESRI:103242
- Latitude and longitude on WGS 84, as Google Earth uses
- Download the point as KML
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Good to know
- Coordinates are in US survey feet. Enter them in those units, not metres.
- Datum: Treated as WGS 84, no shift (the datums agree to about a metre or better).
Convert a whole spreadsheet
- Open the web app or the Windows app, and paste your rows from Excel or open a CSV file.
- Under Coordinate system, search for “103242” and pick NAD 1983 (CORS96) SPCS California V (US Feet).
- Check one point you know on the map, then press Save KML or Save KMZ and open it in Google Earth.
Common mistakes with NAD 1983 (CORS96) SPCS California V (US Feet)
- Metres entered as feet. NAD 1983 (CORS96) SPCS California V (US Feet) is in US survey feet. Enter the values as they are; converting them to metres first puts every point in the wrong place.
- Forgetting the datum. NAD 1983 (CORS96) SPCS California V (US Feet) is not on WGS 84: treated as WGS 84, no shift (the datums agree to about a metre or better). Picking a WGS 84 grid with the same projection instead leaves the points off by that amount.
- Points outside the grid's area. NAD 1983 (CORS96) SPCS California V (US Feet) is meant for USA - California - SPCS83 - 5. Points well outside that area convert with growing error; the converter flags them so you can choose the right grid.
- A local site grid. If every point is off by the same distance and direction, the drawing may be on a local site grid. Calibrate on three or more known control points instead.
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