diff --git a/include/mbgl/style/conversion.hpp b/include/mbgl/style/conversion.hpp
index d6fb3a6dd..27504a89b 100644
--- a/include/mbgl/style/conversion.hpp
+++ b/include/mbgl/style/conversion.hpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ namespace conversion {
 
       * `toBool(v)` -- returns `optional<bool>`, absence indicating `v` is not a JSON boolean
       * `toNumber(v)` -- returns `optional<float>`, absence indicating `v` is not a JSON number
+      * `toDouble(v)` -- returns `optional<double>`, absence indicating `v` is not a JSON number
       * `toString(v)` -- returns `optional<std::string>`, absence indicating `v` is not a JSON string
       * `toValue(v)` -- returns `optional<mbgl::Value>`, a variant type, for generic conversion,
         absence indicating `v` is not a boolean, number, or string. Numbers should be converted to
diff --git a/include/mbgl/style/conversion/coordinate.hpp b/include/mbgl/style/conversion/coordinate.hpp
index 0adbb9a7e..736f5e94a 100644
--- a/include/mbgl/style/conversion/coordinate.hpp
+++ b/include/mbgl/style/conversion/coordinate.hpp
@@ -8,17 +8,17 @@ namespace style {
 namespace conversion {
             
 template<>
-struct Converter<std::unique_ptr<LatLng>> {
+struct Converter<LatLng> {
 public:
     template <class V>
-    optional<std::unique_ptr<LatLng>> operator() (const V& value, Error& error) const {
+    optional<LatLng> operator() (const V& value, Error& error) const {
         if (!isArray(value) || arrayLength(value) < 2 ) {
             error = { "coordinate array must contain numeric longtitude and latitude values" };
             return {};
         }
         //Style spec uses GeoJSON convention for specifying coordinates
-        optional<float> latitude = toNumber(arrayMember(value, 1));
-        optional<float> longitude = toNumber(arrayMember(value, 0));
+        optional<double> latitude = toDouble(arrayMember(value, 1));
+        optional<double> longitude = toDouble(arrayMember(value, 0));
     
         if (!latitude || !longitude) {
             error = { "coordinate array must contain numeric longtitude and latitude values" };
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public:
             error = { "coordinate latitude must be between -90 and 90" };
             return {};
         }
-        return { std::make_unique<LatLng>(*latitude, *longitude) };
+        return LatLng(*latitude, *longitude);
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/platform/android/src/style/android_conversion.hpp b/platform/android/src/style/android_conversion.hpp
index e2b268592..790c82a1c 100644
--- a/platform/android/src/style/android_conversion.hpp
+++ b/platform/android/src/style/android_conversion.hpp
@@ -66,6 +66,15 @@ inline optional<float> toNumber(const mbgl::android::Value& value) {
     }
 }
 
+inline optional<double> toDouble(const mbgl::android::Value& value) {
+    if (value.isNumber()) {
+        auto num = value.toDouble();
+        return num;
+    } else {
+        return {};
+    }
+}
+
 inline optional<std::string> toString(const mbgl::android::Value& value) {
     if (value.isString()) {
         return value.toString();
diff --git a/platform/darwin/src/MGLConversion.h b/platform/darwin/src/MGLConversion.h
index d51ebd775..d6363b28e 100644
--- a/platform/darwin/src/MGLConversion.h
+++ b/platform/darwin/src/MGLConversion.h
@@ -104,6 +104,14 @@ inline optional<float> toNumber(const id value) {
     }
 }
 
+inline optional<double> toDouble(const id value) {
+    if (_isNumber(value)) {
+        return ((NSNumber *)value).doubleValue;
+    } else {
+        return {};
+    }
+}
+
 inline optional<std::string> toString(const id value) {
     if (_isString(value)) {
         return std::string(static_cast<const char *>([value UTF8String]));
diff --git a/platform/node/src/node_conversion.hpp b/platform/node/src/node_conversion.hpp
index 22daedef6..d26674554 100644
--- a/platform/node/src/node_conversion.hpp
+++ b/platform/node/src/node_conversion.hpp
@@ -82,6 +82,14 @@ inline optional<float> toNumber(v8::Local<v8::Value> value) {
     return value->NumberValue();
 }
 
+inline optional<double> toDouble(v8::Local<v8::Value> value) {
+    Nan::HandleScope scope;
+    if (!value->IsNumber()) {
+        return {};
+    }
+    return value->NumberValue();
+}
+
 inline optional<std::string> toString(v8::Local<v8::Value> value) {
     Nan::HandleScope scope;
     if (!value->IsString()) {
diff --git a/platform/qt/src/qt_conversion.hpp b/platform/qt/src/qt_conversion.hpp
index 4b93ca742..40d7e5b92 100644
--- a/platform/qt/src/qt_conversion.hpp
+++ b/platform/qt/src/qt_conversion.hpp
@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ inline optional<float> toNumber(const QVariant& value) {
         return {};
     }
 }
+inline optional<double> toDouble(const QVariant& value) {
+    if (value.type() == QVariant::Int || value.type() == QVariant::Double) {
+        return value.toDouble();
+    } else {
+        return {};
+    }
+}
 
 inline optional<std::string> toString(const QVariant& value) {
     if (value.type() == QVariant::String) {
diff --git a/src/mbgl/style/rapidjson_conversion.hpp b/src/mbgl/style/rapidjson_conversion.hpp
index 101fe67ec..48a764ccb 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/style/rapidjson_conversion.hpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/style/rapidjson_conversion.hpp
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ inline optional<float> toNumber(const JSValue& value) {
     return value.GetDouble();
 }
 
+inline optional<double> toDouble(const JSValue& value) {
+    if (!value.IsNumber()) {
+        return {};
+    }
+    return value.GetDouble();
+}
+
 inline optional<std::string> toString(const JSValue& value) {
     if (!value.IsString()) {
         return {};
diff --git a/test/src/mbgl/test/conversion_stubs.hpp b/test/src/mbgl/test/conversion_stubs.hpp
index e6581c5e5..30395ddb9 100644
--- a/test/src/mbgl/test/conversion_stubs.hpp
+++ b/test/src/mbgl/test/conversion_stubs.hpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ using ValueMap = std::unordered_map<std::string, Value>;
 using ValueVector = std::vector<Value>;
 class Value : public mbgl::variant<std::string,
                                    float,
+                                   double,
                                    bool,
                                    mapbox::util::recursive_wrapper<ValueMap>,
                                    mapbox::util::recursive_wrapper<ValueVector>> {
@@ -90,6 +91,14 @@ inline optional<float> toNumber(const Value& value) {
     return {};
 }
 
+
+inline optional<double> toDouble(const Value& value) {
+    if (value.is<double>()) {
+        return value.get<double>();
+    }
+    return {};
+}
+
 inline optional<std::string> toString(const Value& value) {
     if (value.is<std::string>()) {
         return value.get<std::string>();