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From Matt Forrest

You already know the industry is changing.
Now get the roadmap.

You have been following the newsletter. You have seen the shifts happening in geospatial. The question is not if you need to adapt—it is how. I built Spatial Lab to answer that question for you, personally.

Spatial Lab · A practitioner community for modern GIS
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Matt Forrest
Creator, Modern GIS Daily
$97 /month

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✓ Personal roadmap from Matt ✓ Full community access ✓ Weekly live sessions ✓ All roadmap tracks ✓ Searchable replay catalog ✓ Modern GIS Accelerator

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What happens when you join.

From payment to roadmap in hand — here is exactly what the first two weeks look like.

Day 0 — You join

Take the onboarding quiz

A detailed assessment of your background, current skills, goals, and the role you are targeting. Takes about 10 minutes. This is the foundation of everything that follows.

Day 1–3 — I review

I personally build your roadmap

I read every response. No templates. No automation. I look at where you are, where you want to go, and build a learning plan that tells you exactly what to focus on and in what order.

Day 3 — Roadmap delivered

You know exactly what to learn

Your personalized roadmap arrives. No more guessing. No more tab-hopping between tutorials. You have a clear path with the most relevant content tagged and ready.

Week 1

Meet the community, attend your first live session

Introduce yourself. Connect with people on a similar path. Drop into a weekly live session and ask the questions you have been sitting on. You are not learning alone anymore.

Week 2+

You are moving with clarity

Every time you open the Lab, you know what is next. The community holds you accountable. The sessions keep you engaged. The roadmap keeps you focused. This is the feeling you have been missing.

79%
say community is critical for learning
65%
say their #1 question is "what should I learn?"
39%
need AI/ML guidance most
52%
are targeting a new role next year

Your peers are asking the same questions.

"I have a desktop GIS background and that still feels relevant, but I don't know where to begin to make the transition to where geospatial is headed."

Early career, ArcGIS background

"I'm in the middle of my career as a geospatial analyst. I started late, and I'm a bit lost on how to make real progress and not just keep learning tools."

Mid-career analyst

"I want some direction, on how to progress from my degree to practice. I want a path to success."

Recent graduate

"I am restarting my career after 5 years gap. Coming back, it feels the whole world has moved on and I feel like where to start."

Returning professional

"I've dabbled with QGIS and Arc. Want a strategy on best tools and integrate AI assistance strategically to set realistic goals."

Mid-career, career pivoter

"I want to become an expert in modern GIS infrastructure through AI centric adoption. Learning key AI skills to build agentic systems."

Aspiring architect

The things holding you back.

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"I don't have time for another thing."

This is not a 40-hour course. Your personalized roadmap tells you exactly what to focus on. Drop into live sessions when you can. Search replays when you have 20 minutes. Post a question and get answers while you work. The Lab was designed for people with full schedules — 43% of your peers said the same thing.

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"There is so much free content. Why pay?"

Free content is the reason you are overwhelmed. You are not paying for more information. You are paying for direction — a personalized roadmap, a practitioner community, and a guide who builds production spatial systems and knows what actually matters right now.

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"Is this just another course that sits unfinished?"

There is no 12-module curriculum collecting dust. This is a community with live events, a personal plan, and people who notice when you disappear. Accountability, belonging, and clarity — the three things courses cannot replicate.

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"I don't know how to code."

Good — you do not need to. We teach concepts, not syntax. AI writes the code now. What it cannot do is decide what to build. That is the skill we develop. Many members come from traditional GIS backgrounds with zero coding experience.

You have read enough.
Now get the roadmap.

Join Spatial Lab today. Take the onboarding quiz. I will personally build your learning plan. You will know exactly what to do next.

Join the Lab — $97/mo →

✓ Cancel anytime. No lock-in. Full access from day one.