EPSG:27397 · Norway
NGO 1948 (Oslo) / NGO zone VII to KML & KMZ
NGO 1948 (Oslo) / NGO zone VII (EPSG:27397) is a Transverse Mercator coordinate system on the NGO 1948 (Oslo) datum, with coordinates in metres. Its official area of use is: Norway - between 12°10'E and 16°15'E of Oslo (22°53'22.5"E and 26°58'22.5"E of Greenwich).
- Converter already set to EPSG:27397
- Latitude and longitude on WGS 84, as Google Earth uses
- Download the point as KML
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Good to know
- 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 “27397” and pick NGO 1948 (Oslo) / NGO zone VII.
- Check one point you know on the map, then press Save KML or Save KMZ and open it in Google Earth.
Common mistakes with NGO 1948 (Oslo) / NGO zone VII
- Feet entered as metres. NGO 1948 (Oslo) / NGO zone VII 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. NGO 1948 (Oslo) / NGO zone VII 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. NGO 1948 (Oslo) / NGO zone VII is meant for Norway - between 12°10'E and 16°15'E of Oslo (22°53'22.5"E and 26°58'22.5"E of Greenwich). 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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