diff --git a/master/master/lib/gps.c b/master/master/lib/gps.c
--- a/master/master/lib/gps.c
+++ b/master/master/lib/gps.c
@@ -52,17 +52,35 @@ char* get_timestamp()
 }
 	
 char latitude[14];	//lllll.lla
-char* get_latitude() 
+char latitudeTmp[8];
+char* get_latitudeTrimmed() 
 {
-	return latitude;
+	strncpy(latitudeTmp, &latitude[0], 7);
+	latitudeTmp[7] = 0x00;
+	return latitudeTmp;
+}
+char* get_latitudeLSBs()
+{
+	strncpy(latitudeTmp, &latitude[7], 3);
+	latitudeTmp[3] = 0x00;
+	return latitudeTmp;
 }
 
 char longitude[14];	//yyyyy.yyb
-char* get_longitude() 
+char longitudeTmp[9];
+
+char* get_longitudeTrimmed() 
 {
-	return longitude;
+	strncpy(longitudeTmp, &longitude[0], 8);
+	longitudeTmp[8] = 0x00;
+	return longitudeTmp;
 }
-
+char* get_longitudeLSBs()
+{
+	strncpy(longitudeTmp, &longitude[8], 3);
+	longitudeTmp[3] = 0x00;
+	return longitudeTmp;
+}
 
 char quality;		//quality for GGA and validity for RMC
 char numSatellites[4];
@@ -290,7 +308,7 @@ void parse_gps_transmission(void){
 			else if (byte == ',') //end of this data type
 			{
 				
-				latitude[7] = 0x00; // null terminate
+				latitude[numBytes] = 0x00; // null terminate
 				
 				setParserState(GGA_LONGITUDE);
 				skipBytes = 0; //prep for next phase of parse
@@ -322,7 +340,7 @@ void parse_gps_transmission(void){
 			}
 			else if (byte == ',') //end of this data type
 			{
-				longitude[8] = 0x00;
+				longitude[numBytes] = 0x00;
 				setParserState(GGA_QUALITY);
 				numBytes = 0; //prep for next phase of parse
 				skipBytes = 0;