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Upcoming SAVI Events

The Value of Place: How to Enhance Your Teaching and Research with Free Mapping & Spatial Analysis Tools
This webinar introduces powerful desktop and online mapping and spatial analysis tools, data, and ot...
July 31 at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Module 2A: Find Existing Data
Answering the questions necessary to achieve goals requires locating and using the right data and to...
August 12 at 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Module 2B: Avoid Data Pitfalls
Data is most powerful when you understand its limits. This module will give you the knowledge to thi...
August 19 at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Module 3A: Analyze and Visualize with Charts
Charts are a powerful tool for analyzing and communicating information through tables, graphs or dia...
August 26 at 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Module 3B: Using SAVI Data in Other GIS Tools
SAVI provides a powerful collection of tools and resources that help you use data to make decisions....
September 16 at 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Jun 22, 2024 |

On June 20, in partnership with WFYI Public Media, The Polis Center presented SAVI Talks: The Indianapolis Racial Equity Report Card ...

May 30, 2024 |

We completed the Encyclopedia of Indianapolis’ Art & Culture Atlas section and it is now live. Congratulations to the team that ...

May 21, 2024 |

Women often enter retirement with lower incomes and fewer assets compared to men. Contributing factors include lower lifetime earnings ...

Apr 3, 2024 |

join us in welcoming Kayla Knox Duncan who joined Polis as Equity Data Analyst on March 6. She will be responsible for analyzing data ...

Oct 31, 2023 |

Mark your calendar for December 7 for SAVI Talks: Empowering Indiana Communities with Evictions & Foreclosure Data. We will ...

Oct 25, 2023 |

Polis is participating in the November 15 Indiana GIS Day, sponsored by the Indiana Geographic Information Office, in several ...

Oct 20, 2023 |

Polis is offering multiple SAVI Data Literacy workshops in November and December. Kevin Mickey is teaching Frame the Question on ...

Oct 18, 2023 |

Join us November 2 for the State of Aging in Central Indiana Report webinar, Help Wanted: Who Do We Need to Help Us Age at Home. This ...

Oct 6, 2023 |

Most older adults wish to stay in their homes for as long as possible as they age. To accomplish the goal of “aging in place”, some ...

Sep 8, 2023 |

The Polis Center is pleased to offer student positions that provide students an opportunity to put the informatics skills they are ...