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GeoTime by Oculus is a software package that claims to offer “efficient insight into behaviors in time and space.” This program is interesting because it enables users to visualize and analyze spatial event data on the X and Y plane AND temporal data on the vertical axis.

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There are some interesting webcasts on the GeoTime site, but no trial downloads. At $3,925 per license ($1,675 university), it’s hard to take the plunge without an opportunity to test drive. That’s too bad because the software looks very promising.

UPDATE: Oculus clarified that it is possible to demo GeoTime even though the option is not listed on their Web site.

It’s also curious that users with a university license “may publish results of their research using GeoTime but need to include a footnote reference saying,”

GeoTime ® software used courtesy of Oculus Info Inc. All GeoTime rights reserved.

Is this a new practice? Wouldn’t this be the equivalent of SPSS or STATA requiring that researchers with academic licenses reference the software in this promotional manner?

UPDATE: While the licensing information form for “University Researchers” contains this statement, Oculus clarified that this is only a requirement for holders of “Not for Resale” licenses. According to Oculus, they are in the process of updating their materials.