Loireau, Maud ， Fargette, Mireille ， Desconnets, Jean-Christophe ， Khiari, Habiba
2017 REVUE INTERNATIONALE DE GEOMATIQUE 2017 27(卷), 3(期), (303-333页)
Based on the formal description of the concept "OSAGE" (Scientific Observatory in support of land managers) in its scientific, technical and organizational dimensions, the analysis of the real and specific case ROSELT/OSS observatory (The long term ecological surveillance observatories network/Sahara and Sahel Observatory) was carried out; this device started running in 1992 in order to combat desertification in the circum-Sahara. The comparison between the abstract model and this instance allows to test the validity of the abstract model (OSAGE), assess its advantages and implementation difficulties and further develop it. It also provides a formal framework to analyse ROSELT/OSS and measure how far ROSELT/OSS case complies with OSAGE model.