Esri announced it will offer a new “massive open online course” (MOOC) on spatial data science early this year.  The no-cost course, which will run for six weeks on Esri's training website, includes full access to ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and ArcGIS Notebooks software.

Spatial Data Science:  The New Frontier in Analytics opens on February 26 and provides a comprehensive introduction to how incorporating location enhances traditional data science workflows.  Spatial data science builds on foundational data science techniques and adds the spatial perspective that really makes a huge difference in the outcomes of an analysis, said Esri.  At its core, spatial data science is about solving problems, using spatial algorithms, taking the latest techniques (statistics, machine learning, deep learning) and all the tried and true, more traditional techniques to turn data into information.