Delta&Drone&and&Bureau&Veritas&sign&a&strategic&agreement&to&develop&drone&

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Delta& Drone&and&Bureau& Veritas& Afrique& announce& today& the&signature&of& a& framework& partnership& agreement&to&develop&solutions&together&for&precision&agriculture&in&Côte&d'Ivoire&and&various&other& countries&in&West&Africa.&

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The&stated&purpose&is&to&consolidate&Bureau&Veritas'&ground&data&(analyses&of&soil,&leaves,&roots,&etc.)&

with&aerial&data&acquired&via&drone&by&Delta&Drone&in&order&to&develop&a&precisionGfarming&product&

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This&product&line&will&specialize&in&servicing&various&plantations&(rubber&trees,&banana&trees,&oil&palms,& etc.)& and& will& allow& for& the& delivery& of& information& such& as& the& number& of& trees,& strength& and& homogeneity&of& plant& development,& identification&of& areas& of& vegetation& stress,& analysis&of&general& health&conditions,&steering&of&fertilization&and&irrigation,&etc.&

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A& successful& initial& proofGofGconcept& phase& was& carried& out& jointly& in& June,&on& three& different&sites,& which& made& it& possible& to& show& site& managers& the& effectiveness& and& relevance& of& the& solutions& in& question.&&

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Concerning&the&signature&of&this&partnership&agreement,&Marc&Roussel,&Senior&ViceGPresident&Africa& of& Bureau& Veritas,& said,& "one& of& our& goals,& looking& forward& to& 2020,& is& for& Bureau& Veritas& to& be& a& leading&agriGfood&player&in&Africa.&The&development&of&precision&agriculture&will&be&an&important&step& in& implementing& our& growth& plan& in& the& agricultural& sector.& Today,& precision& agriculture& is& indispensable&to&minimize&risk&and&maximize&returns&for&growers.&Bureau&Veritas&will&take&advantage& of& Delta& Drone's& knowGhow& and& experience& so& that& it& can& provide& its& clients& with& a& more& comprehensive&service."&

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For&his&part,&Christian&Viguié,&Chairman&and&CEO&of&Delta&Drone,&said,&"As&a&pioneer&in&the&burgeoning& sector& of&civilian& drones& for& professional& use,& Delta& Drone&built& a& complete& value& chain& in& order& to& provide& its& clients& with& business& solutions& that& consider& the& safety& or& people& and& property,& and& acquires&aerial&data&and&then&processes&and&delivers&it&in&a&format&adapted&to&client&needs.&In&each& sector& it& addresses,& Delta& Drone& relies& on& partnerships& with& expert& companies& that& are& leaders& in& their&field.&In&this&respect,&the&collaboration&with&Bureau&Veritas&is&perfectly&in&line&with&this&tradition& of&excellence&to&serve&the&agricultural§or&in&Africa."&&

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ABOUT BUREAU VERITAS: Bureau Veritas is a world leader in laboratory testing, inspection and certification services. Created in 1828, the Group has 73,000 employees located in 1,400 offices and laboratories around the globe. Bureau Veritas helps its clients improve their performance by offering services and innovative solutions in order to ensure that their assets, products, infrastructure and processes meet standards and regulations in terms of quality, health and safety, environmental protection and social responsibility.

Bureau Veritas is listed on Euronext Paris and belongs to the Next 20 index. Compartment A, ISIN code FR 0006174348, stock symbol: BVI.

For more information, visit www.bureauveritas.com

ABOUT DELTA DRONE: The Delta Drone group is a leading player in the civilian drone sector for professional use. It develops a global service offering, from data acquisition to its computer processing, using a specifically developed information system, and including the provision of professional pilots. Delta Drone now operates on three continents through its subsidiaries (Europe, North America, Africa)

Delta Drone is listed on the Alternext market of Euronext Paris. ISIN code: FR0011522168.

www.deltadrone.com

Delta Drone contact:

Bureau Veritas contact:

Jérôme Gacoin

Bruno Pitou

+33 1 75 77 54 65

Africa Director

jgacoin@aelium.fr

International Trade & Agrifood

bruno.pitou@ci.bureauveritas.com

Mob (Morocco) +212 670 072 917

Mob (France) +33 7 50 15 37 67

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