Research Farm Manager
School of Environment, Natural Resources and Geography
Bangor University
United Kingdom
Ian is an agriculturalist / resource manager by training (completing an MSc in Rural Resource Management at Bangor in 1991-2) then subsequently developing expertise in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) whilst undertaking landscape ecological/temporal change research centred on the National Trust Ysbyty Ifan Estate near Betws y Coed. Since 2000 he has managed both Henfaes Research Centre and the Centre for Hill and Upland Management and has been involved in a number of NRW, WG/HCC, ESRC / EPSRC, DEFRA and EU funded projects as a nominated researcher, mostly with responsibility for the GIS elements. Since 2006, Ian has taught GIS concepts to undergraduate and postgraduate students whilst developing GIS capability (MapInfo, ArcGIS and QGIS) within the School of Environment, Natural Resources and Geography. He is also responsible for the spatial data repository held within the University.
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