Matt Forrest

Subscribers 49.1K

Videos 234

Views 2.5M

Channels Like Matt Forrest

Matt Forrest creates content focused on modern geospatial workflows and GIS tooling, featuring tutorials and discussions on alternatives to traditional desktop GIS, open-source engines, and data processing approaches. The channel appears to emphasize critique of common GIS practices, tool recommendations, and strategic shifts in the field, with a cadence that yields an average of about 3.3K views per video and an overall rate of around 0.6 uploads per week, based on 234 videos since joining Aug 2, 2006.

Results last updated 3 months ago.

Similar Channels

We found 43 YouTube channels similar to Matt Forrest

#1

Spatial Zone view on YouTube ▶

86% relevance

Subscribers 10.2K

Videos 52

Views 1.2M

Appearances 12

SERP 100%

Similarity 77%

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They share a strong audience around GIS tools comparison and geospatial data engines, reflected by an 86% match and overlapping queries like GIS tools comparison and geospatial data engines, though Spatial Zone's content focuses more on tool comparisons (77% content) than Matt Forrest's style.

#2

Esri Events

70% relevance

Subscribers 55.8K

Videos 2.8K

Views 10.1M

Appearances 11

SERP 62%

Similarity 75%

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TheyTarget similar topics (GIS scripting languages, spatial analytics tools, spatial ML) with a 70% match and queries like GIS scripting languages and spatial analytics tools, while Esri Events leans more toward event coverage than Matt Forrest’s instructional content.

#3

ArcGIS

70% relevance

Subscribers 87.9K

Videos 1.3K

Views 13.4M

Appearances 7

SERP 65%

Similarity 73%

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ArcGIS aligns on queries about GIS tools comparison and spatial analytics tools and data visualization (70% match), but their content centers on product ecosystems and visualization demonstrations more than Matt Forrest’s specific tutorials.

#4

Felt view on YouTube ▶

68% relevance

Subscribers 9.0K

Videos 176

Views 695.1K

Appearances 9

SERP 62%

Similarity 72%

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Both cover spatial analytics tools and cloud GIS platforms with a 68% match; queries overlap on spatial databases, yet Felt’s approach emphasizes cloud-native workflows that differ from Matt Forrest’s typical on-prem/compute-focused angle.

#5

FOSS4G

67% relevance

Subscribers 5.6K

Videos 1.5K

Views 436.2K

Appearances 7

SERP 48%

Similarity 80%

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Shares emphasis on spatial data processing and ETL tools (67% match) and geo ETL topics, but FOSS4G’s content often centers on open-source tooling and formats, whereas Matt Forrest may pursue broader practical workflows.

#6

Crunchy Data

65% relevance

Subscribers 3.7K

Videos 138

Views 253.3K

Appearances 2

SERP 46%

Similarity 78%

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Relates via geospatial ETL workflows and tools (65% match) and overlapping ETL focus, though Crunchy Data concentrates on PostgreSQL/PostGIS baselines whereas Matt Forrest covers varied geospatial workflows.

Content Landscape

Discovered competitors include Spatial Zone (86% match) and ArcGIS (70% match) as top contenders. Spatial Zone shares queries like GIS tools comparison, geospatial data engines, and GIS scripting languages with Matt Forrest, while ArcGIS aligns with GIS tools comparison, spatial analytics tools, and GIS data visualization. Esri Events (70% match) also appears as a major competitor, linking through GIS scripting languages, spatial analytics tools, and spatial machine learning. In terms size, Matt Forrest has 49.1K subscribers, which is smaller than ArcGIS (87.3K) and Esri Events (55.7K), but larger than Felt (8.9K) and FOSS4G (5.6K). The overlapping queries suggest competition around modern geospatial workflows, open-source vs. proprietary tools, and spatial data processing.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to Matt Forrest?

Spatial Zone — 86% match, 10K subscribers; Esri Events — 70% match, 55.7K subscribers; ArcGIS — 70% match, 87.3K subscribers. All three channels are GIS-focused and cover geospatial topics, tutorials, and industry insights similar to Matt Forrest.

What type of content does Matt Forrest make?

Matt Forrest creates GIS-focused content, with video titles like You're Using AI in GIS Completely Wrong, Stop Using Files for GIS. Build This Instead, The Death of the GIS Analyst (7 New Roles Replacing It), Stop Learning New GIS Tools. (Master These 4 Instead), Desktop GIS is Dying. Here’s What Replaced It. He posts about GIS tools, workflows, and industry trends, with an average of ~3.3K views per video and roughly 0.6 uploads per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Matt Forrest?

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