Merko Ltd

What Merko Ltd does

Merko Ltd (SIA "Merko") is a privately held Latvian surveying company founded in 1994 and headquartered at Limbažu iela 9-486, Rīga. It positions itself as one of the first private surveying companies in Latvia. The firm delivers a unified portfolio of professional surveying services: 3D laser scanning (FARO Focus 3D, point cloud output in .rcs and .e57), cadastral survey of land parcel borders, topographic survey at scales 1:250 to 1:2000, geodetic surveys at construction sites (building axis layout, control networks, levelling, executive measurement plans), and land utilization surveying with detailed planning. Field work is conducted with LEICA, GEOMAX, and SOKKIA total stations and robotic total stations, with data processing carried out in TopoNet, MicroStation, and AutoCAD.

The company serves four customer segments on a horizontal basis: private land and property owners (cadastral and boundary work), construction companies (geodetic surveys for building projects), infrastructure and development projects (topographic surveys and underground utility coordination), and real estate developers (land utilization planning). Go-to-market is sales-led and direct: clients contact the Riga office by phone, email, or in-person visit, and certified specialists deliver services on-site. Pricing is custom-quoted per project scope; no standardized pricing tiers are publicly disclosed, and revenue is generated through project-based professional services contracts.

Merko operates exclusively in Latvia (single-country, single-office) and has no subsidiaries, no disclosed headcount, no disclosed revenue, and no public listing. Its only external capital event is a 2017 grant from the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia under the "Promotion of International Competitiveness" program (Project 3.2.1.2/16/I/001, Agreement SKV-L-2017/269). The company markets itself through a bilingual website (merko.lv) that offers downloadable demo point cloud data as a top-of-funnel technical demonstration. Management is led by Chairman Uldis Mežulis, with Olita Metuma heading the surveying department and Kristaps Kļava heading the laser scanning department.

Name

Merko Ltd

Legal name

SIA Merko

Website

https://merko.lv

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Merko Ltd is a privately held Latvian surveying company founded in 1994, providing 3D laser scanning, cadastral, topographic, geodetic, and land utilization services to construction companies, property owners, developers, and government clients in Latvia using modern surveying equipment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Riga

HQ country

Latvia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Surveying Services: Project-based professional surveying services including cadastral surveys, topographic surveys, geodetic surveys at construction sites, and land utilisation planning. Revenue generated through one-time project fees and service contracts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Merko Ltd provides professional land surveying and geodetic measurement services in Latvia, including 3D laser scanning, cadastral surveys of land parcel borders, topographic surveys at multiple scales, geodetic surveys at construction sites, and land utilisation and detailed planning services. Services are delivered using LEICA, GEOMAX, SOKKIA and FARO equipment with TopoNet, MicroStation, and AutoCAD processing software.

Product overview

Merko Ltd is a surveying services company offering a unified portfolio of professional measurement and geodetic services. The core offering consists of five interconnected surveying services: 3D Laser Scanning (producing point cloud data in .rcs and .e57 formats), Cadastral Survey of Borders (land parcel demarcation and registration), Topographic Survey (2D/3D mapping at various scales), Geodetic Survey at Construction Sites (engineering surveys and building axis layout), and Land Utilisation Survey with Detailed Planning. These services are delivered using equipment from LEICA, GEOMAX, SOKKIA, and FARO, processed through TopoNet, MicroStation, and AutoCAD software. The company also provides demo data samples for potential clients to evaluate 3D point cloud capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Latvijas Investīciju un attīstības aģentūra (Investment and Development Agency of Latvia)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 May 2017SIA 'Merko' signed agreement with the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia for support under the 'Promotion of International Competitiveness' program. Project number: 3.2.1.2/16/I/001. Agreement No.: SKV-L-2017/269. This government support program helps enhance the company's international competitiveness capabilities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• FARO Technologies: Manufacturer of the FARO Focus 3D laser scanners Merko deploys for point cloud capture. Comparable as a key enabling technology supplier, and adjacent competitor in large-scale 3D documentation services where FARO software increasingly overlaps with surveyor deliverables.

Broad incumbents

• AtkinsRéalis: Global engineering consultancy with established geomatics and surveying practices supporting infrastructure and construction projects. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for the same large surveying packages that anchor Merko's construction-site and topographic work, though operating at far greater scale.
• WSP Global Inc. Global professional services firm with large surveying, geomatics, and infrastructure mapping practices across Europe. Comparable as a broad incumbent that competes for the same infrastructure, real estate, and construction surveying mandates Merko targets, but at materially larger scale and geographic reach.
• Trimble Inc. Global provider of GNSS, total stations, and geospatial software used by surveying services firms including Merko. Comparable as the dominant technology ecosystem in which surveying services firms operate, and increasingly an end-to-end services competitor via Trimble Cloud and Connected Surveying.
• Sweco AB: Leading Northern European engineering and design consultancy with substantial geodata, surveying, and BIM operations across the Nordics and Baltics. Comparable as a much larger incumbent offering overlapping cadastral, topographic, and geodetic services to public and private clients in the same region Merko serves.
• Leica Geosystems (Hexagon AB): Manufacturer of the LEICA total stations and GNSS equipment Merko uses, and a broader surveying solutions provider under Hexagon. Comparable as the supplier of core Merko instrumentation and a direct competitor in advanced scanning/HDS services at the European level.
• Topcon Positioning Systems: Global manufacturer of surveying, positioning, and GNSS equipment competing head-to-head with Leica/Trimble. Comparable because surveying services firms like Merko could equally run on Topcon hardware, and Topcon is increasingly bundling software/services that may compete with regional surveyors.

Emerging players

• CyArk: Non-profit specialist in high-fidelity 3D laser scanning and digital preservation of heritage sites and structures. Comparable as a niche player overlapping with Merko's 3D lāzerskenēšana service line on heritage, architecture, and complex structure documentation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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