University Degrees:

(i) M.A. with 1st class honours in Geography, University of Aberdeen (1948-52).
(ii) Post-graduate Diploma in Surveying, University College London (1952-53).
(iii) B.Sc. in Photogrammetric Engineering, ITC, Delft, The Netherlands, (1957-58).


Appointments Held:

(i) Land Surveyor, Overseas Survey Service, S. Yemen (1953-57).

(ii) Lecturer in Surveying and Photogrammetry (1958-64); Senior Lecturer (1964-78);
Professor of Topographic Science (1978-1995),
Emeritus Professor & Honorary Research Fellow (1995-date), University of Glasgow.

(iii) Carnegie Research Fellow, ITC, Delft, The Netherlands (1969-70).

(iv) Visiting Professor in Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing,
Department of Geography, University of Georgia, U.S.A. (1981 and 1983).

(v) Visiting Professor in Remote Sensing,
Department of Geography, Miami University of Ohio, U.S.A. (1992).


Awards:

Remote Sensing & Photogrammetric Society (RSPSoc)
President's Essay Prize 1959;
President's Medal 1978.
Honorary Membership 1995.

American Society of Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ASPRS)
Fairchild Photogrammetric Award 2006;

Royal Scottish Geographical Society (RSGS)
Bartholomew Globe, 2008

National Playing Fields Association
Torch Trophy 1978 (for services to orienteering and orienteering mapping).