diff --git a/elodie/geolocation.py b/elodie/geolocation.py
index 75b003d..37d91e8 100644
--- a/elodie/geolocation.py
+++ b/elodie/geolocation.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def decimal_to_dms(decimal, signed=True):
 
 def dms_to_decimal(degrees, minutes, seconds, direction=' '):
     sign = 1
-    if(direction[0] in 'NEne'):
+    if(direction[0] in 'WSws'):
         sign = -1
     return (
         float(degrees) + float(minutes) / 60 + float(seconds) / 3600
diff --git a/elodie/media/media.py b/elodie/media/media.py
index b98df36..209ea98 100644
--- a/elodie/media/media.py
+++ b/elodie/media/media.py
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ class Media(object):
 
     __name__ = 'Media'
 
+    d_coordinates = {
+            'latitude' : 'latitude_ref',
+            'longitude': 'longitude_ref'
+            }
+
     def __init__(self, source=None):
         self.source = source
         self.exif_map = {
diff --git a/elodie/media/photo.py b/elodie/media/photo.py
index 0dd20c1..2f59c63 100644
--- a/elodie/media/photo.py
+++ b/elodie/media/photo.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ image objects (JPG, DNG, etc.).
 """
 
 import imghdr
-import LatLon
 import os
 import pyexiv2
 import re
@@ -68,9 +67,7 @@ class Photo(Media):
         if(not self.is_valid()):
             return None
 
-        key = self.exif_map['latitude']
-        if(type == 'longitude'):
-            key = self.exif_map['longitude']
+        key = self.exif_map[type]
         exif = self.get_exif()
 
         if(key not in exif):
@@ -79,29 +76,12 @@ class Photo(Media):
         try:
             # this is a hack to get the proper direction by negating the
             #   values for S and W
-            latdir = 1
-            if(type == 'latitude' and str(exif[self.exif_map['latitude_ref']].value) == 'S'):  # noqa
-                latdir = -1
-
-            londir = 1
-            if(type == 'longitude' and str(exif[self.exif_map['longitude_ref']].value) == 'W'):  # noqa
-                londir = -1
-
             coords = exif[key].value
-            if(type == 'latitude'):
-                lat_val = LatLon.Latitude(
-                    degree=coords[0],
-                    minute=coords[1],
-                    second=coords[2]
-                )
-                return float(str(lat_val)) * latdir
-            else:
-                lon_val = LatLon.Longitude(
-                    degree=coords[0],
-                    minute=coords[1],
-                    second=coords[2]
-                )
-                return float(str(lon_val)) * londir
+            return geolocation.dms_to_decimal(
+                    *coords,
+                    direction = exif[self.exif_map[self.d_coordinates[type]]].value
+                    )
+
         except KeyError:
             return None
 
diff --git a/elodie/tests/helper.py b/elodie/tests/helper.py
index 9959165..e54ce17 100644
--- a/elodie/tests/helper.py
+++ b/elodie/tests/helper.py
@@ -92,3 +92,13 @@ def time_convert(s_time):
         return time.gmtime((time.mktime(s_time)))
     else:
         return s_time
+
+
+# isclose(a,b,rel_tol)
+# To compare float coordinates a and b
+# with relative tolerance c
+
+def isclose(a, b, rel_tol = 1e-8):
+    diff = abs(a - b)
+    return (diff <= abs(rel_tol * a) and
+            diff <= abs(rel_tol * b))
diff --git a/elodie/tests/media/photo_test.py b/elodie/tests/media/photo_test.py
index 9ae5938..0f53e1d 100644
--- a/elodie/tests/media/photo_test.py
+++ b/elodie/tests/media/photo_test.py
@@ -57,31 +57,31 @@ def test_get_coordinate_default():
     photo = Photo(helper.get_file('with-location.jpg'))
     coordinate = photo.get_coordinate()
 
-    assert coordinate == 37.3667027222, coordinate
+    assert helper.isclose(coordinate,37.3667027222), coordinate
 
 def test_get_coordinate_latitude():
     photo = Photo(helper.get_file('with-location.jpg'))
     coordinate = photo.get_coordinate('latitude')
 
-    assert coordinate == 37.3667027222, coordinate
+    assert helper.isclose(coordinate,37.3667027222), coordinate
 
 def test_get_coordinate_latitude_minus():
     photo = Photo(helper.get_file('with-location-inv.jpg'))
     coordinate = photo.get_coordinate('latitude')
 
-    assert coordinate == -37.3667027222, coordinate
+    assert helper.isclose(coordinate,-37.3667027222), coordinate
 
 def test_get_coordinate_longitude():
     photo = Photo(helper.get_file('with-location.jpg'))
     coordinate = photo.get_coordinate('longitude')
 
-    assert coordinate == -122.033383611, coordinate
+    assert helper.isclose(coordinate,-122.033383611), coordinate
 
 def test_get_coordinate_longitude_plus():
     photo = Photo(helper.get_file('with-location-inv.jpg'))
     coordinate = photo.get_coordinate('longitude')
 
-    assert coordinate == 122.033383611, coordinate
+    assert helper.isclose(coordinate,122.033383611), coordinate
 
 def test_get_coordinates_without_exif():
     photo = Photo(helper.get_file('no-exif.jpg'))
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index cfb3339..3d208c7 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 click>=6.2,<7.0
-LatLon>=1.0.2,<2.0
 requests>=2.9.1,<3.0
 send2trash>=1.3.0,<2.0