Merrick Advanced Remote Sensing Software (MARS®)
Merrick’s Advanced Remote Sensing (MARS®) software was developed to support our airborne data acquisition. MARS® is a powerful stand-alone Windows application designed to visualize, manage, process, and analyze LiDAR point cloud data. It is functional and accessible for both new users and experienced data production professionals and its performance and stability are exceptional.
Contact us to learn how we can put it to work for you.
Key Features:
- Unlimited data loading capacity for airborne, terrestrial, and mobile LiDAR datasets
- Supports LiDAR, imagery, and GIS vectors
- Batch production of digital surface models and elevation contours
- Automated LiDAR quality control module
- Multi-thread data processing
- 31 LiDAR data filtering algorithms and 22 data export formats
Explore our lineup of MARS® products:
MARS®
FreeView
Free viewing application
Supports basic LiDAR data navigation and 3D visualization
Unlimited data loading
No license required
MARS®
Explorer
Evaluation
Free 30-day trial version
Automated data production functions
Data import/export capabilities
LAS total file size limitation of 1 GB
MARS®
Explorer
Robust commercial version
Enhanced visualization capabilities
LiDAR data classification
Multi-thread processing
MARS®
Explorer QC
All functionality of MARS® Explorer
Includes Merrick’s automated LiDAR quality control (QC) module (featuring USGS NGP LBS – 2024 rev. A, data checks, calibration checks, and more)
Generates detailed and summary QC reports that save significant time & money
Unlimited number of threads for multi-threading operations
MARS®
Production
Production-grade version of MARS®
All the functionality of MARS® Explorer QC
Breakline compilation and editing capability
Advanced production-level tools
Current Version: 2024.0
Release Date: August 15, 2024
Technical Support and Documentation
Sales Contact: Josh Beck
Technical Support Contact: Mark Stucky