diff --git a/_test/driver/gps/cases/NMEA_inputs.txt b/_test/driver/gps/cases/NMEA_inputs.txt
index eddcf58..1a80965 100644
--- a/_test/driver/gps/cases/NMEA_inputs.txt
+++ b/_test/driver/gps/cases/NMEA_inputs.txt
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 "$GPVTG,90.16,T,,M,1.75,N,3.2,K,A*31",
 "$GPGGA,134733.000,5540.3231,N,01231.2938,E,1,10,0.8,24.9,M,41.5,M,,0000*6D",
 "$GPRMC,134733.000,A,5540.3231,N,01231.2938,E,1.83,113.00,041112,,,A*67",
+"$GPRMC,134733.000,V,0000.0000,N,00000.0000,E,1.83,000.00,041112,,,A*67",
 "$GPGGA,134734.000,5540.3233,S,01231.2941,W,1,10,0.8,23.7,M,41.5,M,,0000*6F",
 "$GPRMC,134734.000,A,5540.3233,N,01231.2941,E,1.23,107.22,041112,,,A*63",
 "$GPGSA,A,3,03,22,06,19,11,14,32,01,28,18,,,1.8,0.8,1.6*3F",
 "$GPGLL,3953.88008971,N,10506.75318910,W,034138.00,A,D*7A",
 "$GPGLL,5109.0262317,N,11401.8407304,W,202725.00,A,D*79",
-"$GPGLL,,,,,,,",
-
-
+"$GPGLL,0000.0000000,N,00000.0000000,W,000000.00,V,D*79",
+"$GPGLL,,,,,,,",
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/_test/driver/gps/cases/gps_parse_expected.txt b/_test/driver/gps/cases/gps_parse_expected.txt
index be0c2d3..361927c 100644
--- a/_test/driver/gps/cases/gps_parse_expected.txt
+++ b/_test/driver/gps/cases/gps_parse_expected.txt
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@
 "0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0,0,0,0,0.000000,0.000000,0,0,1.750000,0.000000,0,0,90.160004,T,0.000000,M,N,3.200000,K",
 "55.672054,12.521564,0.000000,1231.293823,5540.323242,134733.000000,N,E,1,10,0.800000,24.900000,M,0,0.000000,0.000000,0,0,0.000000,0,0.000000,0,0,0.000000,0",
 "55.672054,12.521564,0.000000,1231.293823,5540.323242,134733.000000,N,E,0,0,0.000000,0.000000,0,A,1.830000,113.000000,41112,0,0.000000,0,0.000000,0,0,0.000000,0",
+"55.672054,12.521564,0.000000,1231.293823,5540.323242,134733.000000,N,E,0,0,0.000000,0.000000,0,V,1.830000,113.000000,41112,0,0.000000,0,0.000000,0,0,0.000000,0",
 "-55.672054,-12.521567,0.000000,1231.294067,5540.323242,134734.000000,S,W,1,10,0.800000,23.700001,M,0,0.000000,0.000000,0,0,0.000000,0,0.000000,0,0,0.000000,0",
 "55.672054,12.521567,0.000000,1231.294067,5540.323242,134734.000000,N,E,0,0,0.000000,0.000000,0,A,1.230000,107.220001,41112,0,0.000000,0,0.000000,0,0,0.000000,0",
 "0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0,0,0,0,0.000000,0.000000,0,0,0.000000,0.000000,0,0,0.000000,0,0.000000,0,0,0.000000,0",
 "39.898003,-105.112549,0.000000,10506.752930,3953.880127,34138.000000,N,W,0,0,0.000000,0.000000,0,0,0.000000,0.000000,0,A,0.000000,0,0.000000,0,0,0.000000,0",
 "51.150440,-114.030678,0.000000,11401.840820,5109.026367,202725.000000,N,W,0,0,0.000000,0.000000,0,0,0.000000,0.000000,0,A,0.000000,0,0.000000,0,0,0.000000,0",
+"51.150440,-114.030678,0.000000,11401.840820,5109.026367,202725.000000,N,W,0,0,0.000000,0.000000,0,0,0.000000,0.000000,0,V,0.000000,0,0.000000,0,0,0.000000,0",
 "0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0.000000,0,0,0,0,0.000000,0.000000,0,0,0.000000,0.000000,0,0,0.000000,0,0.000000,0,0,0.000000,0"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/_test/driver/gps/test_gps.c b/_test/driver/gps/test_gps.c
index 0a0f11d..eb44c3e 100644
--- a/_test/driver/gps/test_gps.c
+++ b/_test/driver/gps/test_gps.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ void test_GPS_parse
 /*------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Initializations
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-int num_cases = 15;
+int num_cases = 17;
 char buffer[200] = ""; // An NMEA message is 82 characters, but the way we parse may end up with more in order to represent the struct
 
 // Source: https://github.com/esutton/gps-nmea-log-files/blob/master/AMOD_AGL3080_20121104_134730.txt
diff --git a/gps/gps.c b/gps/gps.c
index db7427d..cf09f35 100644
--- a/gps/gps.c
+++ b/gps/gps.c
@@ -303,26 +303,57 @@ if (!strcmp(token, "$GPGGA"))
     }
 else if (!strcmp(token, "$GPRMC")) 
     {
-    gps_ptr->utc_time = gps_string_to_float(GPSstrParse, &idx);
-    gps_ptr->rmc_status = gps_string_to_char(GPSstrParse, &idx); /* unused */
-    gps_ptr->nmea_latitude = gps_string_to_float(GPSstrParse, &idx);
-    gps_ptr->ns = gps_string_to_char(GPSstrParse, &idx);
-    gps_ptr->nmea_longitude = gps_string_to_float(GPSstrParse, &idx);
-    gps_ptr->ew = gps_string_to_char(GPSstrParse, &idx);
-    gps_ptr->speed_k = gps_string_to_float(GPSstrParse, &idx);
-    gps_ptr->course_d = gps_string_to_float(GPSstrParse, &idx);
-    gps_ptr->date = (int)(0.5 + gps_string_to_float(GPSstrParse, &idx));
-    gps_conv_latitude_longitude( gps_ptr );
+    /* Parse data */
+    float utc_time = gps_string_to_float(GPSstrParse, &idx);
+    char rmc_status = gps_string_to_char(GPSstrParse, &idx);
+    float nmea_latitude = gps_string_to_float(GPSstrParse, &idx);
+    char ns = gps_string_to_char(GPSstrParse, &idx);
+    float nmea_longitude = gps_string_to_float(GPSstrParse, &idx);
+    char ew = gps_string_to_char(GPSstrParse, &idx);
+    float speed_k = gps_string_to_float(GPSstrParse, &idx);
+    float course_d = gps_string_to_float(GPSstrParse, &idx);
+    int date = (int)(0.5 + gps_string_to_float(GPSstrParse, &idx));
+
+    /* Save status */
+    gps_ptr->rmc_status = rmc_status;
+    
+    /* Save rest of data only if status is A: Active */
+    if (rmc_status == 'A')
+        {
+        gps_ptr->utc_time = utc_time;
+        gps_ptr->nmea_latitude = nmea_latitude;
+        gps_ptr->ns = ns;
+        gps_ptr->nmea_longitude = nmea_longitude;
+        gps_ptr->ew = ew;
+        gps_ptr->speed_k = speed_k;
+        gps_ptr->course_d = course_d;
+        gps_ptr->date = date;
+        gps_conv_latitude_longitude( gps_ptr );
+        }
     }
 else if (!strcmp(token, "$GPGLL")) 
     {
-    gps_ptr->nmea_latitude = gps_string_to_float(GPSstrParse, &idx);
-    gps_ptr->ns = gps_string_to_char(GPSstrParse, &idx);
-    gps_ptr->nmea_longitude = gps_string_to_float(GPSstrParse, &idx);
-    gps_ptr->ew = gps_string_to_char(GPSstrParse, &idx);
-    gps_ptr->utc_time = gps_string_to_float(GPSstrParse, &idx);
-    gps_ptr->gll_status = gps_string_to_char(GPSstrParse, &idx);
-    gps_conv_latitude_longitude( gps_ptr );
+    /* Parse data */
+    float nmea_latitude = gps_string_to_float(GPSstrParse, &idx);
+    char ns = gps_string_to_char(GPSstrParse, &idx);
+    float nmea_longitude = gps_string_to_float(GPSstrParse, &idx);
+    char ew = gps_string_to_char(GPSstrParse, &idx);
+    float utc_time = gps_string_to_float(GPSstrParse, &idx);
+    char gll_status = gps_string_to_char(GPSstrParse, &idx);
+    
+    /* Store status */
+    gps_ptr->gll_status = gll_status;
+
+    /* Save rest of data only if status is A: Data Valid */
+    if (gll_status == 'A')
+        {
+        gps_ptr->nmea_latitude = nmea_latitude;
+        gps_ptr->ns = ns;
+        gps_ptr->nmea_longitude = nmea_longitude;
+        gps_ptr->ew = ew;
+        gps_ptr->utc_time = utc_time;
+        gps_conv_latitude_longitude( gps_ptr );
+        }
     }
 else if (!strcmp(token, "$GPVTG")) 
     {