diff --git a/Adafruit_GPS.cpp b/Adafruit_GPS.cpp
index 7d057c5..b87722c 100755
--- a/Adafruit_GPS.cpp
+++ b/Adafruit_GPS.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Written by Limor Fried/Ladyada for Adafruit Industries.
 BSD license, check license.txt for more information
 All text above must be included in any redistribution
 ****************************************/
-
+#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
 #include <Adafruit_GPS.h>
 
 // how long are max NMEA lines to parse?
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ boolean Adafruit_GPS::parse(char *nmea) {
       //return false;
     }
   }
-
+  char degreebuff[10];
   // look for a few common sentences
   if (strstr(nmea, "$GPGGA")) {
     // found GGA
@@ -61,7 +61,17 @@ boolean Adafruit_GPS::parse(char *nmea) {
 
     // parse out latitude
     p = strchr(p, ',')+1;
-    latitude = atof(p);
+    strncpy(degreebuff, p, 2);
+    p += 2;
+    degreebuff[2] = '\0';
+    int32_t degree = atol(degreebuff) * 10000000;
+    strncpy(degreebuff, p, 2); // minutes
+    p += 3; // skip decimal point
+    strncpy(degreebuff + 2, p, 4);
+    degreebuff[6] = '\0';
+    long minutes = 50 * atol(degreebuff) / 3;
+    latitude_fixed = degree + minutes;
+    latitude = latitude_fixed / 100000.0F;
 
     p = strchr(p, ',')+1;
     if (p[0] == 'N') lat = 'N';
@@ -71,7 +81,17 @@ boolean Adafruit_GPS::parse(char *nmea) {
 
     // parse out longitude
     p = strchr(p, ',')+1;
-    longitude = atof(p);
+    strncpy(degreebuff, p, 3);
+    p += 3;
+    degreebuff[3] = '\0';
+    degree = atol(degreebuff) * 10000000;
+    strncpy(degreebuff, p, 2); // minutes
+    p += 3; // skip decimal point
+    strncpy(degreebuff + 2, p, 4);
+    degreebuff[6] = '\0';
+    minutes = 50 * atol(degreebuff) / 3;
+    longitude_fixed = degree + minutes;
+    longitude = longitude_fixed / 100000.0F;
 
     p = strchr(p, ',')+1;
     if (p[0] == 'W') lon = 'W';
@@ -120,7 +140,17 @@ boolean Adafruit_GPS::parse(char *nmea) {
 
     // parse out latitude
     p = strchr(p, ',')+1;
-    latitude = atof(p);
+    strncpy(degreebuff, p, 2);
+    p += 2;
+    degreebuff[2] = '\0';
+    long degree = atol(degreebuff) * 10000000;
+    strncpy(degreebuff, p, 2); // minutes
+    p += 3; // skip decimal point
+    strncpy(degreebuff + 2, p, 4);
+    degreebuff[6] = '\0';
+    long minutes = 50 * atol(degreebuff) / 3;
+    latitude_fixed = degree + minutes;
+    latitude = latitude_fixed / 100000.0F;
 
     p = strchr(p, ',')+1;
     if (p[0] == 'N') lat = 'N';
@@ -130,7 +160,17 @@ boolean Adafruit_GPS::parse(char *nmea) {
 
     // parse out longitude
     p = strchr(p, ',')+1;
-    longitude = atof(p);
+    strncpy(degreebuff, p, 3);
+    p += 3;
+    degreebuff[3] = '\0';
+    degree = atol(degreebuff) * 10000000;
+    strncpy(degreebuff, p, 2); // minutes
+    p += 3; // skip decimal point
+    strncpy(degreebuff + 2, p, 4);
+    degreebuff[6] = '\0';
+    minutes = 50 * atol(degreebuff) / 3;
+    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 93d3824..4788133 100755
--- a/Adafruit_GPS.h
+++ b/Adafruit_GPS.h
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ All text above must be included in any redistribution
 #define LOCUS_OVERLAP 0
 #define LOCUS_FULLSTOP 1
 
+#define PMTK_ENABLE_SBAS "$PMTK313,1*2E"
+#define PMTK_ENABLE_WAAS "$PMTK301,2*2E"
+
 // standby command & boot successful message
 #define PMTK_STANDBY "$PMTK161,0*28"
 #define PMTK_STANDBY_SUCCESS "$PMTK001,161,3*36"  // Not needed currently
@@ -116,7 +119,13 @@ class Adafruit_GPS {
 
   uint8_t hour, minute, seconds, year, month, day;
   uint16_t milliseconds;
-  float latitude, longitude, geoidheight, altitude;
+  // 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;
   boolean fix;