CLS has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to monitor the Mozambique Channel via radar satellite, within the framework of the World Bank’s GEF project-Western Indian Ocean Marine Highway Development and Coastal and Marine Contamination Prevention.

Before it hit the U.S. mainland on the evening of August 27th, 2011, the European satellite ENVISAT was able to observe Hurricane Irene twice and the resulting images were analyzed by experts at CLS.

VIGISAT officially began to provide the CleanSeaNet v2 service for monitoring pollution and detecting vessels to EMSA on February 1, 2011. The experts had to analyze two images on February 3 for thier baptism of fire.

Thomas Coville (Team Sodeb'O), calls on CLS as he navigates around the world. His journey will be treacherous, but CLS, expert in satellite radar and altimetry data processing, will provide iceberg detection services, helping the navigator to steer clear of the riskiest zones.

In 2008, the French State, the Regional Authority and the Research and Development Institute of the University of La Réunion set up a partnership to create a centre for excellence in remote sensing, to be named SEAS-OI. As a part of this project, The Regional Council of La Réunion, appointed as the contracting authority, recently signed a 7.15 Million Euro contract with CLS, to deliver a receiving station for high-resolution satellite images, and to provide optical and radar telemetry services for a period of three years. The operation is being financed by the European Union (under the European Territorial Cooperation Programme), by the State and by the Regional Council of La Réunion, with support from the municipality of St Pierre.

The Atlantic storm Xynthia that struck France in February 2010 was devastating: almost 60 dead, thousands of homes flooded and the road network badly damaged in the affected areas. What could be seen from space? How can satellite imagery help the emergency services?