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Posted on December 30, 2022 (Updated on July 10, 2025)

Getting incorrect northing/easting in proj4 from converting Lat/long to NAD83 Maine West 1802

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How do you convert easting northing to latitude and longitude?

Subtract the easting and northing by their respective offset values. (The values will be in meters.) Find the longitude of the given point by finding the destination point given the base point, the absolute value of the easting, and the bearing of 90 degrees if the easting is positive, or 270 degrees if it’s negative.
 

Is easting and northing the same as longitude and latitude?

“Easting and northing” are the standard names for the x and y coordinates in any projected (i.e. planar) coordinate system. Additionally, “latitude and longitude” are the standard names for the coordinates in any unprojected (i.e. geographic) coordinate system.
 

How do you calculate northing and easting?

Quote from video: The departure is calculated by L sine theta and the latitude is calculated by L cos theta. So if you know the coordinate of point a then you can get the coordinate of easting/northing.

How do I search Easting Northing on Google Maps?

Enter coordinates to find a place

  1. On your computer, open Google Maps.
  2. In the search box, enter your coordinates. Here are examples of formats that work: Decimal degrees (DD): 41.40338, 2.17403. Degrees, minutes and seconds (DMS): 41°24’12.2″N 2°10’26.5″E. Degrees and decimal minutes (DMM): 41 24.2028, 2 10.4418.


How to convert northing and easting to decimal degrees in Excel?

=Degree+Minute/60+Second/3600

  1. Add a heading (such as Decimal) to a blank column.
  2. Copy and paste the formula above into a cell under your new heading.
  3. Change the degree, minutes, and second placeholders in the formula to the corresponding cell number (i.e. A2)
  4. Drag or copy the formula down the rest of the column.


What is the difference between Eastings and northing?

Eastings are the vertical lines running from the top to bottom and divide the map from west to east. Northings are the horizontal lines running left to right and divide the map from north to south.

What does false easting and northing mean?

False easting is a linear value applied to the origin of the x coordinates. False northing is a linear value applied to the origin of the y coordinates. False easting and northing values are usually applied to ensure that all x and y values are positive.

Do you read Eastings or Northings first?

As we already said, when giving a four-figure grid reference, always give the eastings number first and the northings number second. An easy way to remember this is to keep in mind the letters HV (High Voltage), that is horizontal reading first followed the vertical reading.
 

Is UTM the same as northing and easting?

UTM grid coordinates are expressed as a distance in meters to the east, referred to as the “easting”, and a distance in meters to the north, referred to as the “northing”.

How do I import easting northing into Google Earth?

Or follow these steps with your own CSV file.

  1. On your computer, open Google Earth Pro.
  2. Click File.
  3. Browse to the location of the CSV file and open it.
  4. In the message that appears, next to Field Type, choose Delimited.
  5. Next to Delimited, choose Comma.
  6. Use the preview pane to ensure your data has imported correctly.

Are Eastings and Northings the same as XY?

Yep, Y is Northing and X is Easting. The Y axis goes north and south (northing), and the x axis goes east and west (easting).

What does easting northing mean?

Northings and Eastings are lines found on maps which are numbered. Northings are horizontal lines and Eastings are vertical lines. An example of a grid reference is 4884. There are four numbers in this grid reference and the numbers should be split into two groups: 48 and 84. The number 48 represents the Easting value.

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