Merrick Advanced Remote Sensing
(MARS®) Software
The Merrick Advanced (MARS®) software was developed to support airborne lidar data processing. 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.
KEY FEATURES:
- Unlimited data loading capacity for airborne, terrestrial, and mobile lidar datasets
- Supports lidar, imagery, and GIS vectors
- Batch production of digital elevation models
- Automated lidar quality control module
- Multi-thread data processing
- 30+ lidar data filtering algorithms and 20+ data export formats
Evaluate MARS® at No Cost
Download FreeView for basic lidar viewing and 3D navigation, or begin a 30-day evaluation to test most of the Explorer-level functionality before purchasing one of the versions described below.
Commercial Versions of MARS®
Choose the right fit for your workflow and quality requirements.
Best for core lidar processing and visualization
- Enhanced lidar visualization
- Lidar data classification
- Multi-threaded processing
Best for automated quality control and compliance
- Enhanced lidar visualization
- Lidar data classification
- Unlimited multi-threaded processing
- Automated lidar quality control (QC)*
- Detailed and summary QC reports
Best for full-scale lidar production workflows
- Enhanced lidar visualization
- Lidar data classification
- Unlimited multi-threaded processing
- Automated lidar quality control (QC)*
- Detailed and summary QC reports
- Breakline compilation and editing
- Advanced production-level tools
*Includes the most recent version of the USGS NGP LBS data checks, calibration checks, and more.
