diff --git a/Adafruit_GPS.cpp b/Adafruit_GPS.cpp
index df939f9..b87722c 100755
--- a/Adafruit_GPS.cpp
+++ b/Adafruit_GPS.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ boolean Adafruit_GPS::parse(char *nmea) {
     strncpy(degreebuff + 2, p, 4);
     degreebuff[6] = '\0';
     long minutes = 50 * atol(degreebuff) / 3;
-    latitude = degree + minutes;
+    latitude_fixed = degree + minutes;
+    latitude = latitude_fixed / 100000.0F;
 
     p = strchr(p, ',')+1;
     if (p[0] == 'N') lat = 'N';
@@ -89,7 +90,8 @@ boolean Adafruit_GPS::parse(char *nmea) {
     strncpy(degreebuff + 2, p, 4);
     degreebuff[6] = '\0';
     minutes = 50 * atol(degreebuff) / 3;
-    longitude = degree + minutes;
+    longitude_fixed = degree + minutes;
+    longitude = longitude_fixed / 100000.0F;
 
     p = strchr(p, ',')+1;
     if (p[0] == 'W') lon = 'W';
@@ -147,7 +149,8 @@ boolean Adafruit_GPS::parse(char *nmea) {
     strncpy(degreebuff + 2, p, 4);
     degreebuff[6] = '\0';
     long minutes = 50 * atol(degreebuff) / 3;
-    latitude = degree + minutes;
+    latitude_fixed = degree + minutes;
+    latitude = latitude_fixed / 100000.0F;
 
     p = strchr(p, ',')+1;
     if (p[0] == 'N') lat = 'N';
@@ -166,7 +169,8 @@ boolean Adafruit_GPS::parse(char *nmea) {
     strncpy(degreebuff + 2, p, 4);
     degreebuff[6] = '\0';
     minutes = 50 * atol(degreebuff) / 3;
-    longitude = degree + minutes;
+    longitude_fixed = degree + minutes;
+    longitude = longitude_fixed / 100000.0F;
 
     p = strchr(p, ',')+1;
     if (p[0] == 'W') lon = 'W';
diff --git a/Adafruit_GPS.h b/Adafruit_GPS.h
index f69837a..4788133 100755
--- a/Adafruit_GPS.h
+++ b/Adafruit_GPS.h
@@ -119,7 +119,12 @@ class Adafruit_GPS {
 
   uint8_t hour, minute, seconds, year, month, day;
   uint16_t milliseconds;
-  int32_t latitude, longitude;
+  // Floating point latitude and longitude value in degrees.
+  float latitude, longitude;
+  // Fixed point latitude and longitude value in 1/100000 degrees.
+  // For example a latitude of 4,767.99916 degrees would have a value of 476799916.
+  // More precise than the floating point value, but a little more difficult to use.
+  int32_t latitude_fixed, longitude_fixed;
   float geoidheight, altitude;
   float speed, angle, magvariation, HDOP;
   char lat, lon, mag;