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GPSLatitude

Indicates the latitude. The latitude is expressed as three RATIONAL values giving the degrees, minutes, and seconds, respectively. If latitude is expressed as degrees, minutes and seconds, a typical format would be dd/1,mm/1,ss/1. When degrees and minutes are used and, for example, fractions of minutes are given up to two decimal places, the format would be dd/1,mmmm/100,0/1.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.exif.org%2FExif2-2.PDF

Exif data is standardized, and GPS data must be encoded using geographical coordinates (minutes, seconds, etc) described above instead of a fraction. Unless it's encoded in that format in the exif tag, it won't stick.

How to encode: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_conversion

How to decode: http://android-er.blogspot.com/2010/01/convert-exif-gps-info-to-degree-format.html

GPSLatitude

Indicates the latitude. The latitude is expressed as three RATIONAL values giving the degrees, minutes, and seconds, respectively. If latitude is expressed as degrees, minutes and seconds, a typical format would be dd/1,mm/1,ss/1. When degrees and minutes are used and, for example, fractions of minutes are given up to two decimal places, the format would be dd/1,mmmm/100,0/1.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.exif.org%2FExif2-2.PDF

The Android docs specify this without explanation: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/ExifInterface.html#TAG_GPS_LATITUDE

Exif data is standardized, and GPS data must be encoded using geographical coordinates (minutes, seconds, etc) described above instead of a fraction. Unless it's encoded in that format in the exif tag, it won't stick.

How to encode: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_conversion

How to decode: http://android-er.blogspot.com/2010/01/convert-exif-gps-info-to-degree-format.html

Though I haven't found a definitive resource to confirm this, from what I have uncovered, Exif data is standardized and must follow specific formats.

GPS data must be encoded using geographical coordinates (minutes, seconds, etc) instead of a fraction. Unless it's encoded in that format in the exif tag, it won't stick.

How to encode:

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_conversion

How to decode:

 http://android-er.blogspot.com/2010/01/convert-exif-gps-info-to-degree-format.html

GPSLatitude

Indicates the latitude. The latitude is expressed as three RATIONAL values giving the degrees, minutes, and seconds, respectively. If latitude is expressed as degrees, minutes and seconds, a typical format would be dd/1,mm/1,ss/1. When degrees and minutes are used and, for example, fractions of minutes are given up to two decimal places, the format would be dd/1,mmmm/100,0/1.

https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.exif.org%2FExif2-2.PDF

Exif data is standardized, and GPS data must be encoded using geographical coordinates (minutes, seconds, etc) described above instead of a fraction. Unless it's encoded in that format in the exif tag, it won't stick.

How to encode:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_conversion

How to decode:  http://android-er.blogspot.com/2010/01/convert-exif-gps-info-to-degree-format.html

Solution is to reverse this process. I'll edit with details.

How do I convert Exif long/lat to real values?

Though I haven't found a definitive resource to confirm this, from what I have uncovered, Exif data is standardized and must follow specific formats.

GPS data must be encoded using geographical coordinates (minutes, seconds, etc) instead of a fraction. Unless it's encoded in that format in the exif tag, it won't stick.

How to encode:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_conversion

How to decode:

http://android-er.blogspot.com/2010/01/convert-exif-gps-info-to-degree-format.html