EPSG:3200 · Iran
FD58 / Iraq zone to KML & KMZ
FD58 / Iraq zone (EPSG:3200) is a Lambert Conformal Conic coordinate system on the FD58 datum, with coordinates in metres. Its official area of use is: Iran - Arwaz area and onshore Gulf coast west of 54°E, Lavan Island, offshore Balal field and South Pars blocks 2 and 3.
- Converter already set to EPSG:3200
- 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 “3200” and pick FD58 / Iraq zone.
- Check one point you know on the map, then press Save KML or Save KMZ and open it in Google Earth.
Common mistakes with FD58 / Iraq zone
- Feet entered as metres. FD58 / Iraq zone 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. FD58 / Iraq zone 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. FD58 / Iraq zone is meant for Iran - Arwaz area and onshore Gulf coast west of 54°E, Lavan Island, offshore Balal field and South Pars blocks 2 and 3. 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.