Interdisciplinary Development Centre for Ocean Mapping

The Interdisciplinary Development Centre for Ocean Mapping (CIDCO) is a marine geomatics R&D organization that works to develop technologies for the acquisition, management and graphic representation of marine spatial data.

CIDCO is a non-profit organization at the forefront of marine sciences and hydrography, which responds to the R&D needs of institutions and industry.The organization is one of the only research and training centres dedicated to marine geomatics in the world.

Its team of experts regularly trains hydrographers from around the world in its Cat-B training. We also develop our products to facilitate the acquisition and interpretation of underwater data: HydroBall, HydroBlock, HydroTom, OpenSideScan, etc.