Ian was one of the original CCG researchers when the organisation joining soon after the organisation was founded. He was the CCG Director for five years from 2000 until 2005 when he went to work in the GeoVISTA Center in the Department of Geography at Pennsylvania State University. Ian was involved in many CCG projects and was a key researcher. Information about some of what Ian did is listed below (where unfortunately, incorrect contact details and broken links abound):

• Smart Spatial Analysis
• SAR Interfaces 2001
• A parallel Kohonen algorithm for the classification of large spatial datasets
• New opportunities for geographical census analysis using individual level data
• Application of pattern recognition to concept discovery in geography
• The Future of GeoComputation Presentation Slides from 1999
• Investigation of the Effects of Input Uncertainty on Population Forecasting
• Applet for finding locations in Dumfries and Galloway