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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 pmSAVI 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 pmSAVI 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 pmSAVI 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 pmSAVI 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
Latest News from SAVI
How can geospatial data and technologies help you
Marianne Cardwell and Sharon Kandris, along with Jinha Jung, Associate Professor at Purdue’s Lyle School of Engineering, presented ...
Living in the Community with Dementia
On Feb. 10, Polis will conduct the webinar, “Living in the Community with Dementia ,” as part of the SoAR project. Speakers include ...
Polis partners with Indianapolis City County Council
The Polis Center is partnering with the Indianapolis City-County Council to build its capacity to use community-level data in its ...
U.S. Census Bureau Presents Health & COVID-19 Open Data for Good Grand Challenge Award to The Polis Center/SAVI
The Polis Center and its SAVI community information system received a U.S. Census Bureau Open Data for Good Grand ...
David Bodenhamer to retire as Polis Center Executive Director; Sharon Kandris to serve as interim
The Polis Center at IUPUI—a nationally-recognized and dynamic urban-centered learning environment which excels in partnerships, ...
Equity and Criminal Justice
The SAVI Talks Equity and Criminal Justice event on November 18 was a great success. 153 participants from a broad range of sectors ...
The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis highlights our city’s past and present
The public launch of the Encyclopedia of Indianapolis was held November 18 at a celebration at the Central Library to recognize and ...
SAVI Talks Equity and Criminal Justice
The SAVI Talks Equity and Criminal Justice event is scheduled for November 18. An individual’s interaction with the criminal justice ...
Polis-Faith in Indiana collaboration awarded Urban Institute Catalyst Grant
A collaboration between Faith in Indiana and The Polis Center is one of nine local projects selected to participate in the newly ...
Polis Center through SAVI and WFYI Public Media Help Tackle Equity and Social Justice
The Polis Center at IUPUI, WFYI, and SAVI are collaboratively expanding the community’s understanding of equity and social justice ...