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Upcoming SAVI Events

SAVI Data Literacy: Frame the Problem
Before you can begin using data to inform decisions, identify what you are trying to accompli...
January 13 at 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
SAVI Data Literacy: Find Existing Data
Answering the questions necessary to achieve goals requires locating and using the right data...
January 21 at 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
SAVI Data Literacy: Avoid Data Pitfalls
Data is most powerful when you understand its limits. This module will give you the knowledge...
February 3 at 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
SAVI Data Literacy – Analyze and Visualize with Charts
Charts are a powerful tool for analyzing and communicating information through tables, graphs...
February 10 at 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
SAVI Data Literacy – Using SAVI Data in Other GIS Tools
SAVI provides a powerful collection of tools and resources that help you use data to make dec...
March 3 at 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Apr 8, 2020 |

JagNews featured the Polis Center COVID-19 Data Hub in its April 8 issue. Polis created the hub to show Central Indiana neighborhoods ...

Apr 1, 2020 |

The Polis Center has received multiple media mentions about the Coronavirus Data Hub it created. This includes: The March ...

Mar 24, 2020 |

Our experts have created an information hub to help practitioners and policy makers during the COVID-19 public health crisis. ...

Mar 16, 2020 |

Excited that The Polis Center will be featured in Apolitical’s ‘How to Innovate for Equity. 10 Days. 100 Ideas!’ Starting March 16, ...

Mar 11, 2020 |

Polis GIS Project Coordinator Marianne Cardwell created a coronavirus dashboard comparing county level COVID-19 cases to vulnerable ...

Mar 7, 2020 |

The March 26 Indianapolis Recorder newspaper interviewed Matt N for its article “2020 Census: Uncounted children leads to fewer ...

Feb 18, 2020 |

The SAVI community information system has been nominated for the Community Impact category of The Mira Awards. This award celebrates ...

Aug 9, 2018 |

Matt Nowlin, GIS Analyst, is presenting on the importance of data and dashboards at the City of Indianapolis’ Dashboard Open House on ...

Jul 24, 2018 |

Eric Berman, chief political correspondent/statehouse bureau chief, WIBC-FM/Network Indiana, interviewed Matt Nowlin, research ...

Matt Nowlin, Research Analyst, was interviewed for an article by Hayleigh Colombo in the Indianapolis Business Journal. This article ...