Pulkovo 1942(83) / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 5 to KML & KMZ

Good to know

• Datum: Published 3-parameter shift (typically a few metres).

Convert a whole spreadsheet

1. Open the web app or the Windows app, and paste your rows from Excel or open a CSV file.
2. Under Coordinate system, search for “2399” and pick Pulkovo 1942(83) / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 5.
3. Check one point you know on the map, then press Save KML or Save KMZ and open it in Google Earth.

Common mistakes with Pulkovo 1942(83) / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 5

• Feet entered as metres. Pulkovo 1942(83) / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 5 is in metres. Coordinates copied from a drawing in feet must be converted first, or every point moves outwards from the grid's origin.
• Forgetting the datum. Pulkovo 1942(83) / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 5 is not on WGS 84: published 3-parameter shift (typically a few metres). Picking a WGS 84 grid with the same projection instead leaves the points off by that amount.
• Points outside the grid's area. Pulkovo 1942(83) / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 5 is meant for Czechia - between 13°30'E and 16°30'E. Germany - states of former East Germany onshore east of 13°30'E - Brandenburg; Mecklenburg-Vorpommern; Sachsen. Hungary - west of 16°30'E. 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.

New to this? Read how to convert easting and northing to latitude and longitude.