{"id":278422,"date":"2019-10-27T19:59:12","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T02:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/?post_type=arcnews&#038;p=278422"},"modified":"2024-03-27T10:36:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T17:36:07","slug":"new-mooc-invites-users-to-gain-skills-in-spatial-data-science","status":"publish","type":"arcnews","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/about\/newsroom\/arcnews\/new-mooc-invites-users-to-gain-skills-in-spatial-data-science","title":{"rendered":"New MOOC Invites Users to Gain Skills in Spatial Data Science"},"author":5752,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","castos_file_data":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[171,10882,931],"tags":[571,276682,170362,283172,390412],"arcnews_issues":[387012],"class_list":["post-278422","arcnews","type-arcnews","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education","category-esri-training","category-spatial-analysis","tag-analytics","tag-data-scientist","tag-mooc","tag-online-course","tag-spatial-data-science","arcnews_issues-fall-2019","arcnews_sections-news"],"acf":{"short_description":"Esri has a new massive open online course on offer\u2014Spatial Data Science: The New Frontier in Analytics, starting in early 2020.","pdf":{"host_remotely":false,"file":"","file_url":""},"flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"Recognizing users\u2019 strong interest in the emerging field of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/capabilities\/spatial-analytics-data-science\/analytics\">spatial data science<\/a>, Esri is adding a new course\u2014Spatial Data Science: The New Frontier in Analytics\u2014to its popular lineup of massive open online courses (MOOCs). Opening in 2020, the course will explore how incorporating spatial data, tools, and methods enhances analytical and predictive models.\r\n\r\nData scientists, GIS analysts, and others with a strong background in statistics and analytics will find the course beneficial. Attendees should plan to spend three to four hours per week on the course. Esri will award a certificate of completion to everyone who completes the MOOC. And as with all Esri MOOCs, the course is free and includes access to ArcGIS software for the duration of the program."},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":275872,"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2>What Exactly Is Spatial Data Science?<\/h2>\r\nLike data science, spatial data science employs methodologies and tools to extract nonobvious and useful patterns from data, enabling practitioners to make predictions. However, by incorporating geographic data and spatial analysis methods, spatial data science adds place-based context and deeper insight to the practice of data science.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe\u2019re excited to introduce spatial data science concepts and workflows to analysts and data scientists who want to understand how to take their analysis to the next level,\u201d said Shannon Kalisky, product manager for analytics and data science at Esri.\r\n\r\nIn the MOOC, participants will explore how to use spatial data for data science, develop iterative analysis workflows, train and optimize models, perform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/artificial-intelligence\/overview\">artificial intelligence (AI)<\/a> workflows, build compelling and collaborative information products, and share results.\r\n\r\n\u201cEsri\u2019s application programming interfaces (APIs) and tools make it possible for models to process data from multiple formats, scales, and volumes,\u201d Kalisky continued. \u201cIn the course, learners will apply many of the spatial data science tools to investigate a variety of realistic scenarios.\u201d\r\n<h2>Growing Knowledge the MOOC Way<\/h2>\r\nSince Esri launched the MOOC program in 2014, 180,000 learners from around the world have participated in courses on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/arcgis\/products\/spatial-analytics-data-science\/overview\">spatial analysis<\/a>, the value of the geospatial perspective in business, how to build geo apps, and cartography.\r\n\r\nSpatial Data Science: The New Frontier in Analytics is planned to open in early 2020. It will be a multiweek course that explores the nature and promise of spatial data science. Videos featuring Esri experts, hands-on software exercises, quizzes, and interactive discussions create a highly engaging environment in which learners are encouraged to explore, seek out answers to their questions, and solve problems together.\r\n\r\nFor course details and to register, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/go.esri.com\/sds-mooc\">MOOC\u2019s website<\/a>. 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