EPSG:9356 · Saudi Arabia
KSA-GRF17 / UTM zone 36N to KML & KMZ
KSA-GRF17 / UTM zone 36N (EPSG:9356) is a Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinate system on the KSA-GRF17 datum, with coordinates in metres. Its official area of use is: Saudi Arabia - onshore and offshore - west of 36°E.
- Converter already set to EPSG:9356
- Latitude and longitude on WGS 84, as Google Earth uses
- Download the point as KML
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Good to know
- Pick the UTM zone by longitude. Points outside the zone's area of use are flagged after conversion.
- 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 “9356” and pick KSA-GRF17 / UTM zone 36N.
- Check one point you know on the map, then press Save KML or Save KMZ and open it in Google Earth.
Common mistakes with KSA-GRF17 / UTM zone 36N
- Feet entered as metres. KSA-GRF17 / UTM zone 36N 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. KSA-GRF17 / UTM zone 36N 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. KSA-GRF17 / UTM zone 36N is meant for Saudi Arabia - onshore and offshore - west of 36°E. 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.
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