EPSG:4394 · Malaysia

Kertau 1968 / Terengganu Grid to KML & KMZ

Kertau 1968 / Terengganu Grid (EPSG:4394) is a cass coordinate system on the Kertau 1968 datum, with coordinates in metres. Its official area of use is: Malaysia - West Malaysia - Terengganu.

  • Converter already set to EPSG:4394
  • 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

  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 “4394” and pick Kertau 1968 / Terengganu 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:4394

Five points inside the area of use of Kertau 1968 / Terengganu 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 use4.89500° N103.05000° E17,348.09-5,618.09
Towards the north-west5.49800° N102.64800° E-27,214.1461,067.36
Towards the north-east5.49800° N103.45200° E61,877.6761,090.42
Towards the south-west4.29200° N102.64800° E-27,263.24-72,296.20
Towards the south-east4.29200° N103.45200° E61,988.26-72,278.15

Common mistakes with Kertau 1968 / Terengganu Grid

  • Easting and northing swapped. In Kertau 1968 / Terengganu Grid the middle of the grid is near easting 17,348.09 and northing -5,618.09. If your easting column holds numbers like -5,618.09, the columns are the wrong way round and every point lands far away: swap them before converting.
  • Feet entered as metres. Kertau 1968 / Terengganu 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. Kertau 1968 / Terengganu Grid 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. Kertau 1968 / Terengganu Grid is meant for Malaysia - West Malaysia - Terengganu. 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.