CLS at the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference
Committed to a sustainable future for the ocean From June 4 to 13, 2025, CLS will actively participate in the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC), held in Nice and Monaco. Alongside official...
A New Era of Argos Smart Environmental Solutions
Back in 2018, Kinéis, the brainchild of CNES and CLS, was created with one objective: revolutionizing the first space IoT dedicated to the environment. Now, the adventure has come full orbit thanks...
Argos Services Enhanced with 4th Successful Launch of 5 Nanosats
We are excited to share that our Space IoT partner Kinéis and their launcher Rocket Lab have successfully launched another 5 nanosats for the fourth time. The addition of these state-of-the-art...
A Third Milestone for Argos Services: Successful launch of 5 more IoT Nanosats
Congratulations to our Space IoT partner Kinéis and their launcher Rocket Lab on the third successful launch of 5 more nanosatellites. With these additional satellites now in orbit, the...
Another 5 New IoT Satellites for Your Smart Solutions
Well done to Kinéis, our space IoT partner, and Rocket Lab, their launcher, for this second successful launch! A few hours ago another five nanosatellites were placed in orbit, joining the first...
Partnership for Ecological Transition: CA2BM and CLS Take Action for Net Land Take (ZAN)
In 2021, ADEME (the French Agency for Ecological Transition) launched a call for expressions of interest to support local areas committed to reducing land artificialization, as part of the Climate...
Transforming South African Agriculture: The Power of Space Technology
South African agriculture is anticipated to face a 17% water shortfall by 2030, creating a significant challenge for the industry. Neville Boorman, an expert in smart agriculture and IoT Farming at...
CLS’ Solutions Are Getting a Boost
Congratulations to our Space IoT partner Kinéis and their launcher Rocket Lab for this evening’s successful launch! Today, the first five of a planned constellation of 25 nanosatellites are in...
New Generation of Argos Services are on Their Way With the 1st Launch of the Kineis Constellation on the 20th of June!
Kinéis, our Space IoT partner, has announced that it, along with RocketLab, will launch the first five nanosatellites carrying new generation IoT payloads for Argos services, on the 20th of June....
European Commission Renews its Trust in CLS to Lead a Component of the Copernicus Global Land Service Until 2027
The European Copernicus program provides reliable and up-to date information on how our planet and its climate are changing which helps decision makers, businesses and citizens define environmental...
ULYSSE Project: A Strategic Response to France’s Zero Net Land Take (ZNLT) Law
Zero Net Land Take (ZNLT) is a goal set for 2050 in France's "Climate and Resilience" law of August 24, 2021. It calls for a 50% reduction in the rate of artificialization and consumption of...
Desertification: the space, a tool to resilience
Desertification and land degradation are very serious challenges to humanity’s ability to survive in many areas of the world. They lead to hunger and poverty, unemployment, forced migration, and...
Smart land management: CLS a partner of Martinique provides a tool to manage its agricultural lands
Download the PDF Today, an estimated 821 million people on Earth are undernourished. The current agricultural system is under pressure from population growth and climate change. The climate is...
Smart cities: Satellite solutions for a sustainable future
More than half the world’s population live in urban areas, and this will continue to increase. This means that adaptation to climate change depends centrally on what is done in urban centers. City...
The Earth’s forests are suffering: Alarming rates in many countries
“Silent forest, pleasant solitude, how I love to walk through your shadows oft ignored! In your dark paths, dreaming as I wander, I feel free of all worries. Dear to my heart! I think I glimpse the...
CLS on the fire front
After Turkey, the Balkan region, Greece and the Algarve in Portugal, it is now France's turn to be threatened by fire. The fire that has affected the Var region since Monday 16 August is the most...
Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) and Mangrove Monitoring
Several years agos, CLS delivered to the Indonesian government INDESO a complete center for sustainably manage indonesian marine resources and coastal natural richness. In this context one of the...
CLS helps raise awareness on coastal flood risks along European coasts from Space
Download the PDF Climate Change, sea level rising, and frequent extreme storm surges are increasing the risks of coastal flooding and putting the lives of millions of people at risk. In 2020, Europe...
CLS participates in 500th activation of Copernicus Emergency Management Service monitoring fire impact in Australia
On the 5th February 2021, during 5 days of extreme fire conditions, the state of Western Australia suffered great losses near Perth. Due to large areas inaccessible to firefighters and a situation...
Mangroves: natural barrier against rising waters
Today, the world is facing a growing freshwater crisis that is threatening people and the planet. Wetlands are the ecosystem that water and all life depend on the most and it is currently being...
SIRS and CLS merge since January 1st, 2021
The SIRS teams are pleased to inform you that since January 1st, 2021 their company has merged with its parent company CLS, a subsidiary of CNES (The French Space Agency). CLS’ mission is to develop...
European Sustainable Development Weeks: Indonesia calls on European expertise in space to optimize marine waste collection
Download the PDF Indonesia is among the biggest contributors to marine plastic pollution. In response to this emergency, the Indonesian government is engaging a range of actions to tackle a scourge...
Locust invasion: EO helping farmers
Africa, like the rest of the world, is facing the Covid-19 pandemic. But African authorities and citizens are also having to cope with another threat: a historic locust invasion threatening millions...
France acquires automatic 3D geospatial information capability with AI4GEO
Download the PDF Tuesday 10 December – The AI4GEO project to develop an automatic solution for producing 3D geospatial information, in which €30 million is to be invested over four years, is...
Greater Lyon chooses SIRS, a CLS subsidiary, to map its green spaces
Download the PDF Summer 2019 in France was the third hottest on record since 1900. Green spaces play a key role in keeping local temperatures down and residents comfortable. But what’s the best way...
Climate change and urban management: CLS Group helps Grand Lyon identify its green corridors
Summer of 2019 was one of the three hottest summers on record in France since 1900. French cities, which lack green space and vegetation, are warmer than the surrounding countryside. Worried about...
CLS acquires SIRS and stakes out a position in the field of satellite observation and monitoring of continental land masses
CLS, the French satellite services provider, has announced the acquisition of SIRS (Systèmes d'Information à Référence Spatiale [Information systems for space-related purposes]), a French company...
Sargassum seaweed
French West Indies beach invaded by Sargassum seaweed. CLS maps the seaweed ahead of time so it can be collected before reaching the shore.
Protecting Mangrove Forests
In 2015, the COP21, also known as the Paris Climate Change Conference, will attempt to obtain a universal, legally binding agreement on the climate, after more than 20 years of negotiations at the United Nations. Its goal is to keep global warming below 2°C. International maritime traffic is responsible for 2% of the total emissions of greenhouse gases.
Extreme events managed from space : MOVIMAR
Often in the news, extreme climate situations are sadly becoming more frequent. How are we to deal with violent meteorological phenomena, cataclysmic earthquakes and migration of climate refugees? By using CLS’s world-wide operational satellite solutions for early warning of hurricanes or for managing emergency aid vehicles. A closer look at these operations.