diff --git a/src/globals.h b/src/globals.h
index 711f0bd9..cb7b720f 100644
--- a/src/globals.h
+++ b/src/globals.h
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ typedef struct {
   typedef struct {
     float latitude;
     float longitude;
-    float hdop;
     uint8_t satellites;
+    uint16_t hdop;
     uint16_t altitude;
     } gpsStatus_t;
   extern gpsStatus_t gps_status;        // struct for storing gps data
diff --git a/src/gpsread.cpp b/src/gpsread.cpp
index 6669b80b..99c3b02e 100644
--- a/src/gpsread.cpp
+++ b/src/gpsread.cpp
@@ -5,18 +5,16 @@
 // Local logging tag
 static const char TAG[] = "main";
 
-// GPS read data to global struct
+// read GPS data and cast to global struct
 void gps_read(){
-    gps_status.latitude = (float) gps.location.lat();
-    gps_status.longitude = (float) gps.location.lng();
-    gps_status.satellites = (uint8_t) gps.satellites.value();
-    gps_status.hdop = (float) gps.hdop.value();
-    gps_status.altitude = (uint16_t) gps.altitude.meters(); 
-    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Lat: %f / Lon: %f", gps_status.latitude, gps_status.longitude);
-    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Sats: %d / HDOP: %f / Alti: %d", gps_status.satellites, gps_status.hdop, gps_status.altitude);
+    gps_status.latitude     =   (float) gps.location.lat();
+    gps_status.longitude    =   (float) gps.location.lng();
+    gps_status.satellites   =   (uint8_t) gps.satellites.value();
+    gps_status.hdop         =   (uint16_t) gps.hdop.value();
+    gps_status.altitude     =   (uint16_t) gps.altitude.meters(); 
 }
 
-/// GPS serial feed FreeRTos Task
+// GPS serial feed FreeRTos Task
 void gps_loop(void * pvParameters) {
 
     configASSERT( ( ( uint32_t ) pvParameters ) == 1 ); // FreeRTOS check
diff --git a/src/lorawan.cpp b/src/lorawan.cpp
index 24f7cb1d..c2565e22 100644
--- a/src/lorawan.cpp
+++ b/src/lorawan.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ void do_send(osjob_t* j){
         if (cfg.gpsmode && gps.location.isValid()) {
             gps_read();
             LMIC_setTxData2(GPSPORT, (byte*)&gps_status, sizeof(gps_status), (cfg.countermode & 0x02));
-            ESP_LOGI(TAG, "HDOP=%d, SATS=%d, LAT=%d, LON=%d", gps_status.hdop, gps_status.satellites, gps_status.latitude, gps_status.longitude );
+            ESP_LOGI(TAG, "HDOP=%d, SATS=%d, LAT=%f, LON=%f", gps_status.hdop, gps_status.satellites, gps_status.latitude, gps_status.longitude );
         }
     #endif
     
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 4ab492d5..e722ad72 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -470,6 +470,10 @@ void setup() {
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "ESP32 SDK: %s", ESP.getSdkVersion());
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAS_GPS
+    ESP_LOGI(TAG, "TinyGPS+ version %s", TinyGPSPlus::libraryVersion());
+#endif
+
     // read settings from NVRAM
     loadConfig(); // includes initialize if necessary
 
@@ -583,7 +587,7 @@ xTaskCreatePinnedToCore(sniffer_loop, "wifisniffer", 2048, ( void * ) 1, 1, NULL
 #ifdef HAS_GPS
     if (cfg.gpsmode) {
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Starting GPS task on core 0");
-    xTaskCreatePinnedToCore(gps_loop, "gpsreader", 2048, ( void * ) 1, 1, NULL, 0);
+    xTaskCreatePinnedToCore(gps_loop, "gpsfeed", 2048, ( void * ) 1, 1, NULL, 0);
     }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/rcommand.cpp b/src/rcommand.cpp
index 926795a5..de2ec09a 100644
--- a/src/rcommand.cpp
+++ b/src/rcommand.cpp
@@ -262,14 +262,12 @@ void get_gps (uint8_t val) {
     #ifdef HAS_GPS
         gps_read();
         transmit((byte*)&gps_status, sizeof(gps_status));
-        ESP_LOGI(TAG, "HDOP=%d, SATS=%d, LAT=%d, LON=%d", gps_status.hdop, gps_status.satellites, gps_status.latitude, gps_status.longitude );
+        ESP_LOGI(TAG, "HDOP=%d, SATS=%d, LAT=%f, LON=%f", gps_status.hdop, gps_status.satellites, gps_status.latitude, gps_status.longitude );
     #else
-        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "No GPS device present");
+        ESP_LOGE(TAG, "GPS not present");
     #endif
-
 };
 
-
 // assign previously defined functions to set of numeric remote commands
 // format: opcode, function, flag (1 = do make settings persistent / 0 = don't)
 //