diff --git a/commons/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/ImageProcessing.java b/commons/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/ImageProcessing.java
index c28e99760..2f7212e66 100644
--- a/commons/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/ImageProcessing.java
+++ b/commons/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/ImageProcessing.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ public class ImageProcessing {
         this.uri = uri;
     }
 
+    //Gets file path of image from its Uri
     public String getFilePath(){
         String filePath ="";
         // Will return "image:x*"
@@ -49,13 +50,15 @@ public class ImageProcessing {
         return filePath;
     }
 
-
+    //Extract GPS coords of image
     public String getCoords(String filePath) {
+
+        ExifInterface exif;
         String latitude = "";
         String longitude = "";
         String latitude_ref = "";
         String longitude_ref = "";
-        ExifInterface exif;
+        String decimalCoords = "";
 
         try {
             exif = new ExifInterface(filePath);
@@ -67,10 +70,58 @@ public class ImageProcessing {
             Log.d("Image", "Latitude: " + latitude + " " + latitude_ref);
             Log.d("Image", "Longitude: " + longitude + " " + longitude_ref);
 
+            decimalCoords = getDecimalCoords(latitude, latitude_ref, longitude, longitude_ref);
+
         } catch (IOException e) {
             Log.w("Image", e);
         }
-        return latitude;
+        return decimalCoords;
+    }
+
+    //Converts format of coords into decimal coords as required by API for next step
+    private String getDecimalCoords(String latitude, String latitude_ref, String longitude, String longitude_ref) {
+
+        Float decLatitude, decLongitude;
+
+        if(latitude_ref.equals("N")){
+            decLatitude = convertToDegree(latitude);
+        }
+        else{
+            decLatitude = 0 - convertToDegree(latitude);
+        }
+
+        if(longitude_ref.equals("E")){
+            decLongitude = convertToDegree(longitude);
+        }
+        else{
+            decLongitude = 0 - convertToDegree(longitude);
+        }
+
+        return (String.valueOf(decLatitude) + ", " + String.valueOf(decLongitude));
+    }
+
+    private Float convertToDegree(String stringDMS){
+        Float result;
+        String[] DMS = stringDMS.split(",", 3);
+
+        String[] stringD = DMS[0].split("/", 2);
+        Double D0 = new Double(stringD[0]);
+        Double D1 = new Double(stringD[1]);
+        Double FloatD = D0/D1;
+
+        String[] stringM = DMS[1].split("/", 2);
+        Double M0 = new Double(stringM[0]);
+        Double M1 = new Double(stringM[1]);
+        Double FloatM = M0/M1;
+
+        String[] stringS = DMS[2].split("/", 2);
+        Double S0 = new Double(stringS[0]);
+        Double S1 = new Double(stringS[1]);
+        Double FloatS = S0/S1;
+
+        result = new Float(FloatD + (FloatM/60) + (FloatS/3600));
+
+        return result;
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/commons/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/ShareActivity.java b/commons/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/ShareActivity.java
index 963953517..7292d2c0e 100644
--- a/commons/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/ShareActivity.java
+++ b/commons/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/ShareActivity.java
@@ -187,10 +187,8 @@ public  class       ShareActivity
 
         ImageProcessing imageObj = new ImageProcessing(this, mediaUri);
         String filePath = imageObj.getFilePath();
-        String latitude = imageObj.getCoords(filePath);
-
-
-
+        String coords = imageObj.getCoords(filePath);
+        Log.d(TAG, "Coords of image: " + coords);
 
 
         ImageLoader.getInstance().displayImage(mediaUriString, backgroundImageView);