EPSG:3832 · Pacific Ocean
WGS 84 / PDC Mercator to KML & KMZ
WGS 84 / PDC Mercator (EPSG:3832) is a merc coordinate system on the WGS 84 datum, with coordinates in metres. Its official area of use is: Pacific Ocean - American Samoa, Antarctica, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, China - Hong Kong, China - Macao, Cook Islands, Ecuador, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), Republic of Korea (South Korea), Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn, Russian Federation, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Thailand, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States (USA), United States Minor Outlying Islands, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna.
- Converter already set to EPSG:3832
- Latitude and longitude on WGS 84, as Google Earth uses
- Download the point as KML
Good to know
- Datum: Defined on WGS 84 — no shift needed.
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 “3832” and pick WGS 84 / PDC Mercator.
- 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:3832
Five points inside the area of use of WGS 84 / PDC Mercator, 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 | 3.33500° N | 164.65500° W | 5,047,782.31 | 368,976.41 |
| Towards the north-west | 41.33600° N | 137.35200° E | -1,407,968.92 | 5,033,800.44 |
| Towards the north-east | 41.33600° N | 106.66200° W | 11,503,533.54 | 5,033,800.44 |
| Towards the south-west | 34.66600° S | 137.35200° E | -1,407,968.92 | -4,094,280.37 |
| Towards the south-east | 34.66600° S | 106.66200° W | 11,503,533.54 | -4,094,280.37 |
Common mistakes with WGS 84 / PDC Mercator
- Easting and northing swapped. In WGS 84 / PDC Mercator the middle of the grid is near easting 5,047,782.31 and northing 368,976.41. If your easting column holds numbers like 368,976.41, the columns are the wrong way round and every point lands far away: swap them before converting.
- Feet entered as metres. WGS 84 / PDC Mercator is in metres. Coordinates copied from a drawing in feet must be converted first, or every point moves outwards from the grid's origin.
- Looking for a datum shift that isn't there. WGS 84 / PDC Mercator is defined on WGS 84, the datum Google Earth uses, so no shift is applied. If points are off by tens or hundreds of metres, the data is probably on another grid.
- Points outside the grid's area. WGS 84 / PDC Mercator is meant for Pacific Ocean - American Samoa, Antarctica, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, China - Hong Kong, China - Macao, Cook Islands, Ecuador, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), Republic of Korea (South Korea), Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn, Russian Federation, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Thailand, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States (USA), United States Minor Outlying Islands, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna. 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.