After receiving a bachelor's degree from the Swansea University (then the University of Wales at Swansea), he moved to the United States to study cartography under Arthur H. Robinson at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Swansea, which was then known as the University of Wales at Swansea. He subsequently moved to the United States to pursue a career in cartography under the tutelage of Arthur H. Robinson at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.