EPSG:3385 · Malaysia

GDM2000 / Kelantan Grid to KML & KMZ

GDM2000 / Kelantan Grid (EPSG:3385) is a cass coordinate system on the GDM2000 datum, with coordinates in metres. Its official area of use is: Malaysia - West Malaysia - Kelantan.

  • Converter already set to EPSG:3385
  • 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

  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 “3385” and pick GDM2000 / Kelantan Grid.
  3. 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:3385

Five points inside the area of use of GDM2000 / Kelantan Grid, 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.

PointLatitudeLongitudeEastingNorthing
Middle of the area of use5.41500° N102.00000° E-19,492.60-52,908.24
Towards the north-west5.94000° N101.59800° E-63,974.755,189.63
Towards the north-east5.94000° N102.40200° E25,048.755,142.15
Towards the south-west4.89000° N101.59800° E-64,108.09-110,932.28
Towards the south-east4.89000° N102.40200° E25,069.17-110,971.45

Common mistakes with GDM2000 / Kelantan Grid

  • Easting and northing swapped. In GDM2000 / Kelantan Grid the middle of the grid is near easting -19,492.60 and northing -52,908.24. If your easting column holds numbers like -52,908.24, the columns are the wrong way round and every point lands far away: swap them before converting.
  • Feet entered as metres. GDM2000 / Kelantan Grid 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. GDM2000 / Kelantan Grid 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. GDM2000 / Kelantan Grid is meant for Malaysia - West Malaysia - Kelantan. 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.