Discussion
The results of our analysis showed no strong environmental predictors of fix rate in the Yukon Territory. Given past research, some results obtained were quite contradictory to what was expected. Aspect was predicated to have a major impact on fix rate considering the northern latitude of the study area combined with the relatively southern latitude of GPS satellite orbits. However, six of the nine categories were found to have perfect fix rate. Furthermore, the categories which did not have a perfect fix rate (south, southeast, and west) were the areas where high fix rates were expected. Available sky was also predicted to have a major effect on fix rate as it embodies the obstructions caused by varying terrain. However, results showed that while available sky had a small relationship with PDOP, it had little (to no) effect on fix rate. Overall, fix rates were extremely high, and thus the necessity of correcting for fix rate bias is minimal.