New Coastal Fishing Vessel Tracking Regulations: CLS Responds with a Large-Scale Deployment of its ROCKFLEET Satellite Tracking Device Across France
France is strengthening the monitoring of fishing activities throughout its maritime territory. In this context, CLS, a French mission-driven company and global leader in sustainable fisheries...
Biodiversity Is Changing Too Fast to Measure. France May Have Found a Solution.
France. As climate change accelerates and pressure on natural ecosystems intensifies, governments face a growing challenge: how can they protect biodiversity when the natural world is changing...
Ecuador: The Galápagos Life Fund selects CLS to monitor by satellite a fleet of more than 2,000 artisanal fishing vessels — a world first!
Galápagos, Ecuador — The Galápagos Life Fund (GLF) marks a major step forward in the sustainable protection of the resources of the Galápagos Marine Reserve. Thanks to its financial support, Ecuador...
Traceability, Biodiversity, Resilience: CLS Integrates NGIS and Expands its Geospatial Solutions in Service of the Planet
Toulouse, France. Coffee traceability, sustainable biomass management, urban mobility optimization, bushfire risk anticipation: with the acquisition of NGIS, an Australian specialist in geospatial...
CLS Acquires Ground Control to Strengthen Global Satellite IoT Offering & Environmental Impact
A leading provider of innovative satellite services dedicated to the study, protection, and sustainable management of the planet resources, CLS announces the acquisition of Ground Control, a UK- and...
CLS Appointed as Technical Consultants for National Coastal Monitoring Programme
As global leader in Earth observation and maritime monitoring, CLS has been selected by the Channel Coastal Observatory (CCO) as technical consultant to the National Network of Regional Coastal...
Appointment: Stéphanie Limouzin Becomes President of CLS Group
With the appointment of Stéphanie Limouzin as President, CLS reaffirms its ambitions: accelerating international growth, strengthening its technological leadership, and consolidating its role as a...
Indonesia Selects France and CLS to Boost Marine Weather Capabilities with Landmark $100M Contract
CLS, a subsidiary of the French Space Agency (CNES) and investment firm CNP, and a global leader in Earth observation and environmental monitoring services, has announced the signing of a major €93...
Silence is Golden: CLS Acquires Quiet-Oceans for a Quieter Ocean
Quiet-Oceans, a leading French company specializing in studying the impact of noise on marine life, advised by Société Générale's M&A teams, has joined CLS, a subsidiary of the French Space...
Iceberg Straight Ahead: CLS Ensures Vendée Globe Safety from Space
Download the PDF The Vendée Globe is the ultimate adventure — a solo, non-stop, and unassisted sailing race around the world. Dubbed the "Everest of the Seas," this legendary race offers no respite...
CLS acquires Enviro & Industrial Solutions ME, enhances its range of environmental protection solutions and expands into the Middle East
CLS, a globally recognized leader in satellite-based environmental monitoring, is proud to announce the acquisition of Enviro & Industrial Solutions Middle East (EIS-ME). EIS-ME, a provider of...
Franco-Sri Lankan Victory Against Eco-Crime
Download the PDF Flagrant pollution offences observed from space, criminal polluters identified thanks to CLS, a subsidiary of the French Space Agency, penalties imposed by local authorities,...
DeepCLiDAR, designed and built by the CLS Group in partnership with the University of Maine, has obtained Stage 2 – Carbon Trust certification
Download the PDF CLS, a global leader in Earth Observation and surveillance solutions, proudly announces the certification of its DeepCLiDAR Floating LiDAR technology. This achievement allows CLS to...
Security at Sea: CLS Strengthens its Position Through Pivotal Contracts in India, Sri Lanka and Thailand, and Acquires SAT ONE in Brazil
Download the PDF CLS, world leader in satellite-based maritime security, announces the signature of three major contracts with the governments of India, Sri Lanka and Thailand for the supply of its...
Preserving our planet: Sri Lanka’s MEPA turns to CLS to deploy national satellite-based oil spill detection service
Download the PDF CLS, a French company developing satellite-based solutions for a sustainable planet and a leading player in maritime safety, is stepping up to help protect Sri Lanka’s waters with a...
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...
One Ocean Summit: 55 million traditional fishermen on the scales
Download the PDF Small-scale fisheries sustain more than 90% of the world's fishermen. It's estimated that traditional fishing accounts for some 50% of global fish catches. Until now, there were no...
SwissDrones and CLS Group Deploy SDO 50 V2 Unmanned Helicopter for Maritime Operations
Download the PDF The companies successfully demonstrated ship-based operations for aerial surveillance and search and rescue missions in the open ocean. Zurich, Switzerland and Toulouse, France, 1...
CLS and TEKEVER, a European drone manufacturer have signed a new contract with the European Maritime Safety Agency for maritime surveillance by remotely piloted aircrafts
Download the PDF This innovative contract includes the deployment of lifeboats and many new sensors. The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has awarded a new contract to CLS, a French Space...
CLS acquires Meteodyn and takes the lead as a key partner in the ecological transition of the energy sector
CLS, a subsidiary of CNES (French Space Agency) and CNP (an investment company), a provider of satellite solutions, has announced the acquisition of Meteodyn, a company specialized in wind...
Innovation – World Conservation Congress: CLS announces it is putting AI, BIG DATA and an XXL Space system at the service of biodiversity
Download the PDF On the 3rd of September, France will open the doors of the World Conservation Congress held in Marseille. Thousands of speakers, NGOs, national and international agencies are...
A drone able to deploy rescue raft to people in distress at sea
CLS, together with TEKEVER, have added a new life-saving capability to the maritime patrol version of the AR5 drone, with eight-person life rafts that can be dropped to people in distress. CLS, a...
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...
Sargasso Seaweed in Sight
Download the PDF Local stakeholders, citizens and tourists missing white sandy beaches can now consult the evolution of these seaweed mats in the Caribbean online. Sargasso mats have serious impacts...
The French Navy’s TRIMARAN III CONTRACT, which relies on CLS, mobilizes more than 300 satellites to monitor the French maritime space
Download the PDF With more than 11 million km² of Exclusive Economic Zone, France, having the world's second largest maritime area, must meet challenges on all the world's seas in order to guarantee...
Annick Girardin, Minister of the Sea in France, on a visit to Toulouse, discusses the utility of space in the management of maritime territories
Download the PDF On Friday, March 26, 2021, during a trip to Toulouse, Annick Girardin, Minister of the Sea, visited CLS’ Head Quarters, a subsidiary of CNES (French Space Agency), to explore the...
Albania Chooses CLS’ Triton VMS & THEMIS Fisheries Monitoring Platform for its Commercial Fleet
Download the PDF CLS, a sustainable fisheries technology company, recently won an open tender to be the exclusive provider of Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) services and FMC software for Albania’s...
Developing the uses of spectral imaging – CLS partners with Hytech-imaging
Download the PDF CLS is proud to announce the signing of a partnership with Hytech-imaging, an expert in hyperspectral data processing. Many future space missions have been announced for the next...
Vendée Globe: Icebergs detected on the skippers’ route: Antarctic Exclusion Zone raised by 5 degrees to improve the safety of skippers
Since 2008, CLS, Official Supplier of ice data for the Vendée Globe, has been using technologies and satellites designed and deployed by CNES (French National Center for Space Studies) and ESA...
ANGELS, France’s first industrial nanosatellite, extends the scope of space IoT
Download the PDF Five times more powerful and 10 times smaller than its predecessors, ANGELS has been designed to address the current challenges of New Space: miniaturization, scaled-up performance...
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...
Myanmar Steps up its Fight Against IUU Fishing Approving CLS Triton VMS for Monitoring its Offshore Fleet
Download the PDF Vessel monitoring systems (VMS) will help Myanmar reduce illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and protect the sovereignty of its EEZ. There has been a 90 percent decline in...
World Oceans Day: Nets, Traps, Lines – Connecting Fishing Gear by Satellites to Limit Plastic Pollution and help fishermen in their daily activities
Download the PDF With the celebration of World Oceans Day on 8 June, CLS, supported by IFREMER and CNES, is deploying fishing nets connected by satellite for the first time in the Mediterranean and...
Kinéis raises 100 million euros and finances its constellation of nanosatellites dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT)
Download the PDF Kinéis has reached its capital-raising target of 100 million euros. CLS, CNES, Bpifrance via the fund for Industrial Project Companies (SPI), financed by the ‘Investments for the...
New investor round for CLS: Ardian and Ifremer sell their shares to CNP, CNES remains a significant shareholder
Download the PDF CLS, a company that develops solutions used to study and protect our planet and manage its resources sustainably, will benefit from renewed investment. Ardian, a world leader in...
Patrick Lehodey of CLS awarded the ‘Star of Europe’ Award for his work on the marine ecosystem of the Southern Ocean
Download the PDF On December 10 in Paris, Patrick Lehodey, head of the Marine Ecosystems Modelling team at CLS, was awarded the 2019 Étoiles de l'Europe prize. The ceremony will be held at the Musée...
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...
VIGISAT: The space sector serving humanity and the environment celebrates its 10th anniversary November 14, 2019
Download the PDF The VIGISAT project has enabled many accomplishments over the past 10 years, such as reducing oil pollution in European waters by half; combating illegal fishing, drug trafficking,...
CLS sale process advances as CNP enters into exclusivity
Download the PDF CNES (France’s national space agency), Ardian (a leading private investment house), and IFREMER (France’s research Institute for the exploitation of the sea), announce the signature...
Sargassum monitored from space: A regional solution for the sargassum problem
Download the PDF The Caribbean region has suffered intensely from the sargassum crisis. Economists estimate the cost of sargassum clean-up efforts at 120 million USD in 2018 alone, and fewer...
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...
Kinéis, CLS’s subsidiary, is officially launching its industrial program and announces strategic partnerships with experts in the Internet of Things
Billions of Connected Objects by 2030 - How? By 2030, several tens of billions of objects will be connected. Nevertheless, today, 90% of the planet is unconnected or connected at often prohibitive...
RPAS drone flights get underway in Spain to assist SASEMAR in its search and rescue and pollution monitoring operations
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CLS acquires SIRS and stakes out a position in the field of satellite observation and monitoring of continental land masses
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LAUNCH OF ARGOS for NEXT Generations
Download the PDF The satellite-based Internet of things (IoT) will be accessible everywhere, for a sustainable planet.
CLS Mag “CELEBRATING 30 YEARS”
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The Vendée Globe a race under high satellite surveillance.
The Vendée Globe is the only solo, non-stop, without assistance sailboat race around the world. Nicknamed “Everest of seas”, only 71 sailors under 138 managed to reach the fish line since its...
CNES fetes 30th anniversary of its subsidiary CLS in Toulouse
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SENTINEL-3, A world of applications
Download the PDF climate, water resources, marine resources, biodiversity, melting ice, detection of icebergs
CLS Mag special issue on climate
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CLS helps Europe to enforce maritime emissions monitoring with the ESA Feasibility Study “STEAM”
Download the PDF CLS helps Europe to enforce maritime emissions monitoring with the ESA feasibility study "STEAM" (Ship Sulfur Trails Emissions Aerial Measurements)
CLS confirmed as Major LRIT ASP
Download the PDF Following a call for tender, CLS is pleased to announce that EMSA has renewed its trust in CLS for the provision of LRIT ASP services.
CLS is appointed as conformance testing for Singapore
Download the PDF With the recognition by Liberia LISCR and Singapore MPA, CLS is today confirmed as a major LRIT testing ASP worldwide.
Work on the Grand Paris Express under close surveillance by satellite
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VIGISAT
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EMSA chooses CLS to set up its European maritime fleet surveillance center
Download the PDF From June 2009, over 10 000 vessels will be tracked by the European surveillance center developed by CLS.
China is using CLS to monitor 100 further fishing vessels
Download the PDF the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture has decided to establish a system of satellite tracking for fishing vessels.
Eels viewed from space
Download the PDF European scientists have launched a program to fit 200 eels with Argos tags.
CLS, a historic partner in the 40th Solitaire du Figaro event
Download the PDF CLS has developed its Argos beacons to improve the safety of skippers and help the organisers.