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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...
World Environment Day: Space-based solutions to help restore our ecosystems
We’re losing and destroying the foundations of our survival at an alarming rate. The UN’s FAO notes that over 4.7 million hectares of forests are lost every year and, according to the WWF’s 2020’s...
Tautkae storm: Barge in distress off the coast of Bombay, the shipwrecked trigger their Cospas-Sarsat system
On the 17th May, southwest of Bombay, a barge with more than 260 people onboard was adrift in the Arabian Sea in the wake of Cyclone Tauktae, which struck India already hitten hard by the Covid-19...
Backstage pass: Kinéis constellation update
If you had to describe Argos in two words, what it would be? According to Michel Sarthou, Chief Technical Officer at Kinéis, former Head of Argos space segment at CNES (French Space Agency) it would...
Saving lives with the Cospas-Sarsat system by Bruno Chazal, or the praise of diplomacy
CLS editorial staff met with Bruno Chazal, France's representative for the international Cospas-Sarsat organization and Chairman of the organization's Board. Cospas-Sarsat is the satellite-based...
A CLS innovation: a new service dedicated to solar energy using land use study
Photovoltaic energy is an important issue for the climate. In Europe, according to a report published in May 2020 by the Energy Regulatory Commission, energy use is the main source of greenhouse gas...
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...
CLS: Key actor in global weather systems
World Meteorological day is a perfect opportunity to raise awareness on why understanding the weather is important. In 2020 fires in California & Colorado, due to extreme drought were recorded...
Historic contract: Indonesia selects CLS to deploy its marine meteorology 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...
MSI & Lwandle join the CLS Group & become CLS Oceania and CLS Southern Africa
CLS is proud to announce that the companies Lwandle and MSI, based in South Africa and Australia (Tasmania) have joined the CLS Group. These two companies specialized in the field of marine...
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...
Bridges are monitored from space
How can satellite data contribute to risk assessment? Bridges, like any infrastructure, are subject to great repetitive forces. Adding to that is their increasing fragility, most of them date back...
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...
Women in science, focus on space scientists at CLS
Created at the initiative of UNESCO and UN-Women, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science is an opportunity to recall that women and girls play a key role in the scientific and...
Digital Twin Ocean: Identifying Marine Heatwaves with Artificial Intelligence
“Analyzing oceanographic data on a massive scale with Artificial Intelligence will be part of the solution to mitigate the impact of Marine Heatwaves” Fabien Lefevre, Manager of the Ocean and...
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...
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...
Vendée Globe: satellites monitor the threat of the icebergs and we adapt the AEZ accordingly
While the RACE lead is currently in the middle of the Atlantic, some of the participants are still in the South Pacific approaching Cape Horn. This gateway to the Atlantic is a symbolic and...
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...
One Planet Summit: Protecting marine biodiversity from Space
The damage to ecosystems is currently at an all-time high and will continue to have major consequences on our lifestyles in the coming years, reminding us that biodiversity is the key to our future....
The state of Transalpine Dams monitored via Satellite
Dams, these concrete giants, have reshaped large parts of our territories, profoundly transforming the landscape. A body of water pleasing to the eye, and which, in summer and winter, provides...
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...
Position: iceberg hunter
As the Southern ocean becomes the daily life of the competitors in the leading pack of the Vendée Globe, the iceberg is the ultimate danger to avoid. Meeting with Jimmy Viard, radar analyst at CLS,...
The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) relies on CLS’s solutions
On the occasion of World Fisheries Day, CLS is pleased to announce that the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) has chosen a CLS solution to evaluate the functionalities of a...
Vendée Globe 2020: The race has started!
CLS is a global company and pioneer provider of monitoring and surveillance solutions for the Earth, created in 1986. We are subsidiary of the French Space Agency (CNES) and CNP, an investment firm....
CLS Response to COVID-19
In an unprecedented context, France has had to take strict measures once again to protect its citizens. CLS is committed to providing its full support in the fight against the spread of the virus....
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...
D-125: Before the 2020 World Conservation Congress
In 125 days, the World Conservation Congress will take place in Marseille, France. One goal: bring together more than 10,000 experts from around the world to work on conservation. How...
Hydrocarbon Pollution Alert in Mauritius
The MV Wakashio, stranded on the reefs at Pointe-d'Esny, Mauritius, since 25 July, was carrying on board 200 tonnes of diesel and 3,800 tonnes of heavy oil. An ingress of water had been reported by...
Data collected from animals can help ocean observing systems
Data collected on animals by Argos satellite telemetry can be provided to physical oceanography, to fill in a number of gaps in the ocean observing systems. A study details how animal-born...
Supporting Small-Scale Fishers, Fighting Against Plastic Waste: Groundbreaking Innovations
Monitor fishing gear, prevent accidental loss of nets, fight against plastics in the ocean, and generally help those involved in professional fishing to manage the maritime domain sustainably—those...
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...
Happy Birthday to KINEIS which carries the metamorphosis of the ARGOS satellite system
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 Future’ Programme...
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...
World Environment Day: How can space help protecting biodiversity?
UNO said: “This International Day for Biological Diversity awareness of the importance of biodiversity; and we will issue a call to action. 2020 is a year of reflection, opportunity and solutions....
How does EUMETSAT measure ocean temperature?
The ocean is the world's first heat concentrator. Measuring the temperature of our oceans is one of the key indicators of global warming. EUMETSAT (European Organisation for the Exploitation of...
Monitoring Sargassum: Europe moves into operational mode
Sargassum seaweed is a scourge for health, fishing and the tourist economy in the Caribbean. Piling up on beaches and forcing boats to stay in harbour, this brownish algae is closely monitored by...
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...
Indonesia Chooses Space Technology in the Fight Against Pollution
Plastic waste in the oceans has disastrous consequences for the environment and human health, and Indonesia is the world's second largest polluter. The government, aware of the urgency, is exploring...
Sustainable Marine Resources: The Future is Being Decided Today
The marine resources in our oceans are crucial for food security, biodiversity, and the economy. How can we balance these different needs? Administrations, regional organizations, and fishermen all...
CLS giving top priority to data documenting the planet’s health
Photos, videos, text… every human holds vast amounts of data. Are they backed up properly? Do copies exist? Are they securely protected against cybercrime? Is the GDPR being complied with? All these...
Tracking Pandemics: How Can Space Technology Help?
World Health Day 2020, organized by the World Health Organization (WHO), pays tribute to the work of midwives and nurses who are doing a remarkable job in an unprecedented situation. How can space...
Plastic Pollution – Science to the Rescue
70% of the plastic we use is not recycled. Much of this waste is washed into our oceans, from beaches, or into rivers through the streets. An FAO report concerning plastic pollution, published in...
Women in Tech
According to Ivanti's latest report on the experiences of women working in the Tech sector, in France for 62% of the women surveyed, stereotypes play in favour of men in being named to upper...
Countdown to the World Congress for Biodiversity
In 100 days, the World Congress for Biodiversity will be held in Marseille, France, a strategic meeting for the future of our fauna and environment. How can space play a role in the balance to be...
Biodiversity: high stakes for humanity
From now until 2050, polar bear populations will diminish by 3/4 due to global warming. Since 1981, 900 bears have been tracked with ARGOS by CLS. Global warming in the Arctic means that ice fields...
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...
New shareholders for CLS and 100 million euros raised by our subsidiary Kinéis for the first European constellation of nanosatellites dedicated to IoT
New investor round for CLS: Ardian and Ifremer sell their shares to CNP, CNES remains a significant shareholder CLS, a company that develops solutions used to study and protect our planet and manage...
5th anniversary of the UN global commitments for environment
When CLS was founded in 1986, nobody was talking about corporate social responsibility. However, even then the solutions developed by CLS were important in improving the way we handled environmental...
First Argos signal: the Angels adventure continues successfully
The new generation of Argos instrument has just received its very first signal, the ANGELS adventure continues successfully. The very first message comes from an Argos beacon fitted to a Japanese...
ANGELS, successful launch, the metamorphosis of the ARGOS system is on its way
On December 18, Angels, the first industrial nanosatellite developed by CNES and HEMERIA, was launched from the French space base in Kourou. It embarked an Argos payload and began the metamorphosis...
The Sinking of the Erika, 20 Years Later – “The authorities were almost blind… today they can see everything”
On 12 December 1999, at dawn, in a raging ocean, the oil tanker Erika sank in 120 metres of water off the coast of Brittany. It had been in trouble since the day before due to a technical failure....
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...
COP25 Climate & biodiversity: two linked fates
The impact of climate change on biodiversity contributes to the 6th mass extinction. How can we protect the fauna of our planet? Study, understand and act accordingly to limit human impact that is...
Mean sea level: a key indicator of global warming established in Toulouse
Understanding climate mechanisms means first of all understanding the ocean. But how can we learn more about this immense maritime territory? Over the last 30 years, observation systems for the...
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...