EPSG:26194 · Western Sahara
Merchich / Sahara Nord to KML & KMZ
Merchich / Sahara Nord (EPSG:26194) is a Lambert Conformal Conic coordinate system on the Merchich datum, with coordinates in metres. Its official area of use is: Western Sahara - onshore north of 27grads North (24°18'N).
- Converter already set to EPSG:26194
- Latitude and longitude on WGS 84, as Google Earth uses
- Download the point as KML
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Good to know
- Datum: Published 3-parameter shift (typically a few metres).
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 “26194” and pick Merchich / Sahara Nord.
- Check one point you know on the map, then press Save KML or Save KMZ and open it in Google Earth.
Common mistakes with Merchich / Sahara Nord
- Feet entered as metres. Merchich / Sahara Nord 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. Merchich / Sahara Nord 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. Merchich / Sahara Nord is meant for Western Sahara - onshore north of 27grads North (24°18'N). 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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