January News and Events

Posted by on Jan 16, 2013 in Blog, News and Events | 2 comments Check out the latest information and news about Polis, our staff, new projects, and this month’s events. Spatial Humanities Workshop in Israel Risk MAP Community Resiliency Meetings Sign up for a free SAVI class! Hazard Mitigation in Ohio Collaborative Silver Jackets Project Kick-off Multihazard Mitigation...
read more

What can SAVI do for you?

Posted by on Jan 7, 2013 in Blog, Community | 0 comments As the nation’s largest community information system, SAVI provides Central Indiana organizations, researchers, and involved citizens with free data and tools to enable them to make well-informed decisions within their communities. Here are just a few things SAVI can do for you: Identify appropriate data for your question Visualize data through custom maps, charts, graphs, and tables Help you...
read more

2012 State of Our Black Youth Report Released

Posted by on Dec 4, 2012 in Blog, Community, Education, Health, News and Events | 0 comments Local media is buzzing about the release of Indiana Black Expo’s State of Our Black Youth (SOBY) report. The 2012 SOBY report, the third installment of the report since 2005, presents statewide data on the health and well-being of Indiana’s Black youth, as well as local data for 16 communities (pictured below). Indiana Black Expo released the report on its website this morning. Download the...
read more

Creating a Disaster Resistant University

Posted by on Nov 19, 2012 in Blog, Geoinformatics, News and Events | 0 comments In the past decade, disasters have affected universities and college campuses more frequently and with sometimes devastating results. (Recall the massive floods of 2008 that particularly impacted the Bloomington and Northwest campuses.) Damage to university buildings can result in significant monetary losses, not just in terms of infrastructure, but also in disruption of the institution’s...
read more

GIS Day

Posted by on Nov 13, 2012 in Blog, Geoinformatics, News and Events | 0 comments On November 14, Indiana University will host its annual GIS Day in Bloomington to showcase the exciting work that the Indiana community is doing with Geographic Information Systems. The event includes informational booths and exciting activities including an earthquake simulator unit, a display of interactive election maps, and an inspiring keynote address from John Steinmetz, state geologist of...
read more