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Upcoming SAVI Events
Module 2A: Find Existing Data
Answering the questions necessary to achieve goals requires locating and using the right data and to...
May 28 at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmModule 2B: Avoid Data Pitfalls
June 3 at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmModule 4A: Tell Stories with Data
This workshop teaches the next steps of persuasively communicating what you have learned after gaini...
June 17 at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmModule 4B: Make Decisions with Data
This workshop will help you apply the skills learned in other workshops to your own real-world, data...
July 1 at 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmModule 1A: Frame the Problem
Before you can begin using data to inform decisions, identify what you are trying to accomplish and ...
July 11 at 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Latest News from SAVI
SAVI TALKS: A comprehensive look at the effects of COVID-19 in Indianapolis
On Oct. 8, we present SAVI TALKS: A comprehensive look at the effects of COVID-19 in Indianapolis. Our city is in the midst of ...
Indiana Geographic Information Council’s (IGIC) Special Achievement in GIS Award for the SAVI Coronavirus Data Hub
The Polis Center at IUPUI has received the Indiana Geographic Information Council’s (IGIC) Special Achievement in GIS Award for the ...
Polis Center moving to IUPUI School of Informatics and Computing
The Polis Center is physically moving from its longtime home on Waterway Boulevard to the School of Informatics and Computing (SoIC) ...
Living the Legacy: Making it Local
On Sept. 29, Unai Miguel Andres, Polis GIS & Data Analyst, is a panelist for the “Living the Legacy: Making it Local” event hosted ...
Unai Miguel Andres named officer for American Planning Association
Unai Miguel Andres, Polis GIS & Data Analyst, was recently elected as secretary/treasurer of the Environment, Natural Resources, ...
City of Indianapolis effort to address racial equity in city government and the community
Jay Colbert, Polis Data Manager, and Sharon Kandris, Polis Associate Director, Polis Center and Director, Community Informatics, ...
Data and Drafts
Polis hosted the third SAVI Data & Drafts event on Aug. 20. Unai Miguel Andres, GIS and Data Analyst; Matt Nowlin, Information ...
New data published on savi.org
New data published on savi.org includes indicators about housing, calls for human service support, juvenile charges, and education ...
Police Use of Force Doubled Since 2015
Incidents where IMPD used force have nearly doubled in recent years. The department used force 1,688 times in 2019 and 873 times in ...
Data & Drafts: Impacts of COVID-19 on population needs and housing equity
Which areas of Central Indiana have experienced an increase in calls for help? Which populations have experienced a higher increase in ...