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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...
1,200 NEMOs sold in England: CLS supports inshore and artisanal fisheries
The UK has decided to regulate inshore fishing through the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), which has established regulations for vessels under 12m. The CLS NEMO beacon has been certified by...
Digital Logbook: How Vehicle Tracking System (VTS) can daily help Fleet Managers?
In humanitarian missions, efficient and accurate vehicle tracking is essential. Traditionally, drivers filled out their logbooks by hand, recording details like mileage, trip purpose, vehicle type,...
A Commitment Every Moment: An Interview with Philippe Roques, IT and Operations Director of the CLS Group
In a world where service continuity is essential, CLS stands out for its ability to offer a real 24/7 service, a rarity in the sector. This continuity is made possible by a robust infrastructure,...
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...
Speeding in Humanitarian Vehicles: The Perils and Solutions
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death, with an estimated 1.35 million fatalities globally each year. This alarming statistic...
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....
From intern to marine environmental scientist: discover the AVIWE’s journey at CLS Southern Africa
Navigating Success: Aviwe’s Rise from Intern to Marine Environmental Scientist. At CLS Southern Africa, we take pride in nurturing talent and fostering professional growth. Aviwe’s inspiring journey...
Innovating for the Planet: AI and Water Management with Jérémy Augot, Data Scientist at CLS
Climate change is intensifying global water stress, making the management of our water resources more critical than ever. At the forefront of this challenge, CLS and its experts in data science and...
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,...
CLS’ Water Platform: Digitizing Water Resilience
With water scarcity affecting more than 40% of the global population according to The World Bank, managing water resources effectively is no longer strategic, but necessary. A trailblazer in Earth...
Solar Storm: CLS had Anticipated Intense Activity
CLS had anticipated intense activity as part of its solar activity forecasting service for civil aviation! For about 20 years, CLS has been forecasting the geomagnetic activity of the most important...
CLS DataLab: When Data Springs into Action
The CLS DataLab is an internal, cross-functional innovation hub within our group, made up of data scientists, developers, and Big Data engineers. Its primary mission is to develop large-scale data...
Publication of our 2023 Communication on Progress
Since 2016, CLS has published an annual Communication on Progress. This document presents our policies on important CSR issues, as well as key performance indicators associated with SMART...
TOPEX/Poseidon: The Satellite Mission Still Shaping Climate Science
Today, we all know that the ocean affects the climate by moving water and heat around the world. But it wasn't always clear that the fate of life on Earth is so closely tied to the ocean. This basic...
French Customs rely on MAS for their daily missions
A powerful research and analysis tool, which enables French Customs to target vessels of interest, monitor their behavior and prepare customs operations. What is CLS’ MAS? The first maritime...
EAZYTRACK: CLS extends its optimized waste management offering with an innovative dumpster tracking system
In a business where intelligent dumpster management is crucial to controlling costs, steering business performance and ensuring optimum management of resources, CLS is innovating and pursuing its...
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...
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...
Happy Holidays & Happy New Year 2024
We all know our planet is suffering, so let's get straight to the point. At CLS we've got: data, continued services, expertise, value added proposals, people who care, to make our planet sustainable...
Unveiling the Urgent Reality of Polar Ice Sheets Melting – Insights from a Leading Ice Expert
Amid rising scientific concern over the world’s melting continental ice, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, has pledged €1bn to fund polar research between now and 2030. Over the last 30 years,...
SARWind: Blowing Through the Scientific Community and Making Headlines
At CLS, we measure the invisible: the wind, its direction, its strength, all in very high resolution. We merge huge amounts of data to make it intelligible and directly usable. Synthetic Aperture...
Unlocking Amazon’s Secrets: CLS at the Forefront of Discovery
The Amazon is a gigantic river, the most powerful in the world. It’s responsible for 20% of the freshwater running into the ocean and is the largest contributor of fluvial sediments into the oceans....
ODD Flag Day: Happy Anniversary to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Eight years have passed since the adoption of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the United Nations. Their objective is clear and resolute: to save the planet. As the driving force...
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...
Shipping: Panama Canal Transit Restrictions to be Expected for at Least 10 Months
Sentinel 1 image received and analyzed by CLS' VIGISAT station dated August 27 2023 shows the hundreds of vessels blocked at the 2 gates of the Panama canal. ESA Copyright. Areas framed in red...
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...
Protecting Albatrosses From Space
Today is World Albatross Day, a perfect opportunity to highlight the incredible role played by CLS, the historical operator of the Argos satellite system, now provider of the environmental Argos...
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...
CLS, Data Partner for Our Planet Ocean
Today it’s the World Ocean Day, a day to remember us that the ocean covers over 70% of our planet. It is our life source, supporting humanity’s sustenance and that of every other organism on earth....
CLS Connecting the Sea Surface Salinity Network (SNO SSS)
We met up with Gaël Alory, a lecturer and research scientist in ocean dynamics at the LEGOS space geophysics and oceanography research laboratory who is leading the SNO SSS program. He details the...
New step for the Indonesian Maritime Meteorological System (MMS1) delivered by CLS and its partners : High Performance Computing is now operational at BMKG HQ
To meet Indonesia’s ambitions to develop and secure the maritime economy of the country gathering 17,000 islands, the Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics (BMKG) called on...
High Seas Treaty: UN Makes Historic Deal to Protect International Waters
“The ship has reached the shore,” conference chair Rena Lee announced at UN headquarters in New York shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 5, to a round of applause from delegates. The first...
International Women’s Day: “Talent is gender-neutral”
Since 1946, the principle of gender equality is inscribed in the French constitution. The law guarantees women the same rights as men in all walks of life, but despite a large corpus of legislation...
CLS and Iceberg Detection from Space
Vendée Globe, Jules Verne Trophy, Barcelona ; the management of the biggest offshore races have trusted CLS to detect ice threatening the competitors’ route and to build together the famous...
Celebrations of the success of Argos-4
This Thursday, January 19, 2023, space experts were gathered at CLS to celebrate the successful launches of Gazelle last September and OceanSat-3 last November. Among them CLS experts were extremely...
SWOT: Count-down to launch
For nearly a decade engineers at the French Space Agency, NASA, the Canadian Space Agency and the UK Space Agency have been designing and building a satellite set to be a game-changer for hydrology...
COP 27: Using Space to adapt to climate change
Today marks the start of COP27. Held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, the summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention...
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...
Sightsavers Chooses HUMANAV for its Humanitarian Fleet Tracking
International NGO Sightsavers has chosen CLS’s HUMANAV system for the tracking and management of its humanitarian fleets, as part of its global push to ensure the safety and security of its...
New synergies within CLS Group are opening up a world of possibilities
Interview with Capucine Martin, Sales Director at CLS Group’s Fleet Management Business Unit Sales Director at CLS Group’s Fleet Management Business Unit since 2020, Capucine Martin has instilled a...
CLS and its partners welcomed the members of a BMKG delegation for a special steering committee
On November 23, 2020, CLS signed an historic contract with the Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics (BMKG) for a project named MMS for Maritime Meteorological System aiming...
PT CLS Argos Indonesia, partner of the most advanced Maritime Meteorological System
To meet Indonesia’s ambitions to develop and secure the maritime economy of the country gathering 17,000 islands, the BKMG (Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics) called on...
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...
CLS, Space sentinels for endangered species
According to a recent study, the sixth mass extinction of wildlife on Earth is accelerating with more than 500 species of land animals currently on the brink of extinction and likely to be lost...
Let’s talk drones and maritime security with Jim Sharples
Jim joined CLS and more specifically the Maritime Surveillance Business Unit on the 20th of September 2021. His specialty? Aeronautics, and drones specifically This is what attracted Jim to CLS, as...
The Indonesian challenges
Our editorial teams interviewed Jean-Baptiste Voisin, Director of PTCLS Argos Indonesia on the challenges facing the country and the place of space and data technologies to address them. How...
Offshore Wind: New contract for French floating wind with the French Ministry of Ecological Transition
CLS is proud to announce the signature of a new contract for the South of Brittany bidding zone (AO5) with the French Ministry of Ecological Transition's Directorate General for Energy and Climate...
Offshore wind turbine off Saint-Nazaire: A first in France
It has made a lot of noise in the press. A symbol, last straight line for this offshore wind farm which will count 80 wind turbines and must be put in service at the end of 2022. This symbolic...
NAGIS Project in Vietnam
With the Directorate of Fisheries of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, CLS is performing a feasibility study “NAGIS-FASEP” (National Aquaculture Geographic Information...
Navdroid tablet: The essential tool for digital waste collection
The mobile tablet for refuse collectors in the field, Navdroid improves route management and simplifies everyday tasks. Digitizing waste management reduces the number of collection rounds by 30%,...
World IoT Day: IoT working for our planet
Did you know that CLS was tracking satellite-connected objects before the invention of GPS? CLS and the French space agency CNES, with the Argos satellite system, in fact invented the IoT—the...
EUMETSAT & CLS, committed to better understanding weather systems
The strength and frequency of extreme weather events has grown due to climate change: floods, cyclones, storms, typhoons, but also droughts are more and more devastating. So, it comes as no surprise...
First Equipment Deployments in the MMS Project
To meet Indonesia’s ambitions to develop and secure the maritime economy of the country gathering 17,000 islands, the BKMG (Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics) called on...
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...
World Water Day: The solution will come from the skies
Falls run dry We all recall the terrible images released at the end of 2019, showing the Victoria Falls almost dry. Such images bear witness to the persistent drought in recent years in some areas,...
How is satellite data helping the environment?
In a world where the changing environment and our impact is discussed, where forests and lands are burning, where global warming is raging, where pollution and the plundering of our natural...
IPCC’s Second Report: Innovative space-based solutions to adapt to climate change
Last year, the first of three reports issued as part of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report, announced a code red for humanity and warned that human activity is changing the climate in unprecedented...