diff --git a/data_specification/enums/data_type.py b/data_specification/enums/data_type.py
index 6f08c24..839dfe3 100644
--- a/data_specification/enums/data_type.py
+++ b/data_specification/enums/data_type.py
@@ -18,6 +18,17 @@
 import numpy as np
 
 
+def _round_to_int(value):
+    """ Rounds a number to the closest integer
+
+    :param float value: The value to round
+    :rtype: int
+    """
+    if isinstance(value, int):
+        return value
+    return int(round(value))
+
+
 class DataType(Enum):
     """
     Supported data types.
@@ -49,7 +60,7 @@ class DataType(Enum):
              decimal.Decimal("1"),
              "B",
              False,
-             int,
+             _round_to_int,
              np.uint8,
              "8-bit unsigned integer")
     #: 16-bit unsigned integer
@@ -60,7 +71,7 @@ class DataType(Enum):
               decimal.Decimal("1"),
               "H",
               False,
-              int,
+              _round_to_int,
               np.uint16,
               "16-bit unsigned integer")
     #: 32-bit unsigned integer
@@ -71,7 +82,7 @@ class DataType(Enum):
               decimal.Decimal("1"),
               "I",
               False,
-              int,
+              _round_to_int,
               np.uint32,
               "32-bit unsigned integer")
     #: 64-bit unsigned integer
@@ -82,7 +93,7 @@ class DataType(Enum):
               decimal.Decimal("1"),
               "Q",
               False,
-              int,
+              _round_to_int,
               np.uint64,
               "64-bit unsigned integer")
     #: 8-bit signed integer
@@ -93,7 +104,7 @@ class DataType(Enum):
             decimal.Decimal("1"),
             "b",
             False,
-            int,
+            _round_to_int,
             np.int8,
             "8-bit signed integer")
     #: 16-bit signed integer
@@ -104,7 +115,7 @@ class DataType(Enum):
              decimal.Decimal("1"),
              "h",
              False,
-             int,
+             _round_to_int,
              np.int16,
              "16-bit signed integer")
     #: 32-bit signed integer
@@ -115,7 +126,7 @@ class DataType(Enum):
              decimal.Decimal("1"),
              "i",
              False,
-             int,
+             _round_to_int,
              np.int32,
              "32-bit signed integer")
     #: 64-bit signed integer
@@ -126,7 +137,7 @@ class DataType(Enum):
              decimal.Decimal("1"),
              "q",
              False,
-             int,
+             _round_to_int,
              np.int64,
              "64-bit signed integer")
     #: 8.8 unsigned fixed point number
@@ -386,6 +397,29 @@ def numpy_typename(self):
         """
         return self._numpy_typename
 
+    def closest_representable_value(self, value):
+        """ Returns the closest value to the given value that can be
+            represented by this type
+
+        :param value:
+        :type value: float or in
+        :rtype: float
+        """
+        return self.decode_from_int(self.encode_as_int(value))
+
+    def closest_representable_value_above(self, value):
+        """ Returns the closest value above the given value that can be
+            represented by this type
+
+        :param value:
+        :type value: float or in
+        :rtype: float
+        """
+        closest_value = self.decode_from_int(self.encode_as_int(value))
+        if closest_value >= value:
+            return closest_value
+        return self.decode_from_int(self.encode_as_int(value)+1)
+
     def encode_as_int(self, value):
         """
         Returns the value as an integer, according to this type.
@@ -462,6 +496,14 @@ def decode_numpy_array(self, array):
         """
         return array / float(self._scale)
 
+    def decode_from_int(self, value):
+        """ Decode a single value represented as an int according to this type.
+
+        :param int array:
+        :rtype: float or int
+        """
+        return value / float(self._scale)
+
     def decode_array(self, values):
         """
         Decodes a byte array into iterable of this type.
diff --git a/unittests/test_enums.py b/unittests/test_enums.py
index c0e37be..79a1aa5 100644
--- a/unittests/test_enums.py
+++ b/unittests/test_enums.py
@@ -169,6 +169,11 @@ def test_data_type_enum(self):
         self.assertEqual(
             DataType.S1615.max, decimal.Decimal("65535.999969482421875"))
 
+        self.assertEqual(
+            DataType.S1615.closest_representable_value(1.00001), 1.0)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            DataType.S1615.closest_representable_value_above(0.99997), 1.0)
+
         self.assertEqual(DataType.S3231.value, 13)
         self.assertEqual(DataType.S3231.size, 8)
         self.assertEqual(DataType.S3231.min, decimal.Decimal("-4294967296"))