EPSG:31256 · Austria
MGI / Austria GK East to KML & KMZ
MGI / Austria GK East (EPSG:31256) is a Transverse Mercator coordinate system on the MGI datum, with coordinates in metres. Its official area of use is: Austria east of 14°50'E of Greenwich (32°30'E of Ferro).
- Converter already set to EPSG:31256
- Latitude and longitude on WGS 84, as Google Earth uses
- Download the point as KML
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Good to know
- Datum: Published 7-parameter shift (typically 1–2 m).
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 “31256” and pick MGI / Austria GK East.
- Check one point you know on the map, then press Save KML or Save KMZ and open it in Google Earth.
Check points for EPSG:31256
Five points inside the area of use of MGI / Austria GK East, with their latitude and longitude on WGS 84 and their easting and northing in this grid (metres). Enter an easting and northing in the converter above: you should get the latitude and longitude shown, to a few centimetres.
| Point | Latitude | Longitude | Easting | Northing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle of the area of use | 47.79000° N | 16.00000° E | -24,888.57 | 294,643.41 |
| Towards the north-west | 48.52800° N | 15.29800° E | -76,379.85 | 377,170.30 |
| Towards the north-east | 48.52800° N | 16.70200° E | 27,320.50 | 376,714.45 |
| Towards the south-west | 47.05200° N | 15.29800° E | -78,582.49 | 213,061.32 |
| Towards the south-east | 47.05200° N | 16.70200° E | 28,096.65 | 212,603.11 |
Common mistakes with MGI / Austria GK East
- Easting and northing swapped. In MGI / Austria GK East the middle of the grid is near easting -24,888.57 and northing 294,643.41. If your easting column holds numbers like 294,643.41, the columns are the wrong way round and every point lands far away: swap them before converting.
- Feet entered as metres. MGI / Austria GK East 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. MGI / Austria GK East is not on WGS 84: published 7-parameter shift (typically 1–2 m). Picking a WGS 84 grid with the same projection instead leaves the points off by that amount.
- Points outside the grid's area. MGI / Austria GK East is meant for Austria east of 14°50'E of Greenwich (32°30'E of Ferro). 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.