Topographic plan
A spot-height plan tied to the Lambert grid, for an architect's project, a building permit or a purchase.
Topographic planFez · Meknes · Sefrou · Taza
Your surveying engineer in Fez, since 2004.
Ellipsoide is a land surveying firm in Fez, in the Ville Nouvelle. Ali Oufrid, surveying engineer registered with the ONIGT, signs our plans and files for Fez, Meknes, Sefrou, Taza, Ifrane, Imouzzer Kandar and the Fez-Meknes region.
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Who we are
A Fez firm, headed by an engineer registered with the Order.
Ellipsoide (ELLIPSOIDE SARL AU) was founded in Fez on 14 October 2004. Its managing director, Ali Oufrid, is a surveying engineer who graduated from the Hassan II Institute of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine (IAV), registered on the roll of the National Order of Surveying Engineers (ONIGT) under No. 65/2004 (check on the Order's website).
Before founding the firm, he spent some twenty years in the land registry, cadastre and mapping administration (today the ANCFCC), including five years as head of the Fez cadastre service. He is also registered as a court expert with the Fez Court of First Instance.
- Plans intended for the authorities are personally signed by the engineer registered with the Order
- A team of technicians and operators for fieldwork, computation and drafting
- GNSS, total stations, laser scanners, and a drone when the project justifies it
Full background, equipment and identifiers: the firm.
Where to find us
47, avenue des FAR, in the Ville Nouvelle.
Please call before coming: the team is often out in the field.
- Address
- 47, avenue des FAR, 3rd floor, apartment 5 — Ville Nouvelle, 30050 Fez
- Opening hours
- Monday to Friday 9 am – 5 pm, Saturday 9 am – 1 pm. Closed on Sundays and Moroccan public and religious holidays.
- Getting here
- Directions in Google Maps · Apple Maps · OpenStreetMap · Google profile
- Phone and WhatsApp
- +212 5 35 64 14 36 — office · +212 6 61 29 81 75 · message us on WhatsApp
Area served
Fez, Meknes, Sefrou, Taza, Ifrane and the whole region.
For individuals and professionals, we work throughout the Fez-Meknes region: Fez and its surroundings, Meknes, Sefrou, Imouzzer Kandar, Ifrane, Taza and the region's other municipalities. For public contracts, we work anywhere in Morocco.
Our public contracts reflect this presence in the region: surveys of cadastral cases in Taza province since 2005, in Sefrou and in Karia Ba Mohammed, and subdivisions and technical files for the Fez, Meknes and Taza cadastre offices.
- Fez: the firm's head office; spot-height plans, roads, subdivision, forest domain
- Taza: surveys of cadastral cases for the ANCFCC, Saka forest
- Sefrou: survey of cadastral cases, collective land registration, Ribat El Kheir
- Meknes: subdivisions and technical files for the cadastre office
- Imouzzer Kandar and Ifrane: surveys, boundary marking and land files for individuals and professionals
- All of Morocco: public contracts (geodesy, cadastre, large surveys)
Distance and access to the site are among the factors taken into account in the quotation.
Services
What we are most often asked for in Fez.
Each service has its own page: what it is for, how it works and what you receive.
Boundary marking
Missing markers, a disputed boundary, a check before buying: find the boundary of the title and mark it on the ground.
Boundary markingLand registration
From a melkia or a deed to a land title: survey, boundary marking, plan and technical file.
Land registrationSubdivision and plot division
Divide a plot, share an inheritance, create lots: plans, marking of the lots, technical file.
SubdivisionCo-ownership
Survey of the building, floor areas, plans of private and common parts, one title per apartment.
Co-ownershipSetting-out
Place the building correctly before the foundations, check the works and draw the as-built plan.
Setting-outBuilding survey
Floor plans, elevations and sections of an existing building, with its floor areas.
Building surveyRoads and utilities surveying
Corridor and network surveys, profiles, earthwork volumes and setting-out of alignments for roads and utilities.
Roads and utilitiesDrone and photogrammetry
Orthophotos and terrain models for large areas or sites that are hard to reach.
Drone
Local procedures
In Fez, who does what in your file.
The surveying engineer measures, marks boundaries and draws the plans; decisions belong to the authorities or the court. Here are the offices you will deal with, and our guide for each.
Titles and entries The land registry
It keeps the register of rights: titles, applications, entries. In Fez, the list on the ANCFCC portal shows in particular the “Fès” and “Fès Zouagha” registries: choose the one where the title is kept.
The ownership certificate can also be ordered online: see the ANCFCC's online services and Mohafadati.
Official plans The cadastre service
Each land registry works with a cadastre service, which checks the plans and keeps the cadastral map. The technical files we prepare (reinstating markers, plot division, registration) are filed there for checking and approval.
Building, dividing The municipality
Building and occupancy permits are issued by the president of the municipality; applications are filed online on Rokhas. Authorisation to divide land also lies with the president of the municipal council.
See building permits and subdivision.
Planning rules The urban agency, soon regional
It issues the planning information note, which states what may be built on a plot. Law No. 64-23 creates one regional planning and housing agency per region, which will replace the urban agencies within its area: until then, the urban agency remains the point of contact.
Disputes The Court of First Instance
Objections not withdrawn during a registration are referred to the Court of First Instance. A court-ordered expert report is ordered by the court and entrusted to a registered expert; Ali Oufrid is registered as a court expert with the Fez Court of First Instance.
See land expert reports and land registration.
Where to start Our procedure finder
Not sure which procedure applies to you? Answer a few questions and get your roadmap, step by step and sourced.
Map
Our references, from Fez to Taza.
Choose a city: the card shows its coordinates and the contracts carried out there. References without a precise location are counted but not placed on the map.
22years in the field
14cities worked in
25references listed
Firm headquarters
Fez
- LAT
- 34.03436° N
- LON
- 4.99795° W
- LAMBERT
- Lambert zone 1
- X
- 536 969 m
- Y
- 381 786 m
Office position
8 references
- 2007Topographic work supporting the Fez road worksMunicipality of Fez
- 2007Topographic survey and spot-height planONCF
- 2006Ezzaytoune subdivision, Ben Souda (Fez)ERAC
- 2006Subdivision works and technical filesFez, Meknes and Taza cadastre offices
- 2005Forest domain — 640 haWater and Forestry · Fez
- 2005Spot-height plans at Ben Souda (64 ha), Ras El Ma (145 ha) and on the Fez railway station site (130 ha)Fez
- 2004Precision GPS traverses and topographic survey for a spot-height planFez – Oujda route
- 2004Survey and spot-height planDouiyet estates
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Public references
In the Fez-Meknes region.
Extracts from our references: public contracts and institutional clients. References for private clients are never published.
Taza Taza province
- ANCFCC — survey of cadastral cases, Taza province: framework contract no. 125/2022/ANCFCC/DC (since 2022, extended, in progress) and no. 133/2016/ANCFCC/DC (2016-2019)
- ANCFCC — Guercif and Taza: framework contract no. 37/2010/ANCFCC/DC (2010-2013)
- ANCFCC — survey of 200 land cases for the Taza cadastre service: contract no. 152/2005/ANCFCC, lot no. 16
- Water and Forestry — Saka forest, survey and technical file over 13,500 ha: contract no. 39/2008
- Sebou Hydraulic Basin Agency — survey, spot-height plan and longitudinal section: contract no. 05/2005
Sefrou Sefrou province
- ANCFCC — survey of cadastral cases in Sefrou: framework contract no. 201/2007/ANCFCC/DC (2007-2010)
- ANCFCC — collective land registration: contract no. 330/2007/ANCFCC/DC
- SODEA · SOGETA — surveys, spot-height plans and land tenure investigations, Ribat El Kheir area (2005)
Fez Fez
- Fez Water and Forestry — forest domain, 640 ha: contract no. 2/2005 (forest boundary delimitation)
- Municipality of Fez — topographic work supporting the road works (2007)
- ONCF — topographic survey and spot-height plan along the Fez – Oujda line: negotiated contract no. 663 025 (2007)
- ERAC — Ezzaytoune subdivision, Ben Souda: survey and technical file (2006)
- Spot-height plans at Ben Souda (64 ha), Ras El Ma (145 ha) and on the Fez railway station site (130 ha) (2005)
Meknes · Karia Ba Mohammed Elsewhere in the region
- ANCFCC — survey of cadastral cases, Karia Ba Mohammed: framework contract no. 29/2012/ANCFCC/DC (2012-2015)
- Fez, Meknes and Taza cadastre offices — subdivision works and technical files for various project owners (2006)
Frequently asked questions
What people ask us in Fez.
Do you work in Meknes, Sefrou, Ifrane or Taza, or only in Fez?
For individuals and professionals, we work throughout the Fez-Meknes region, including Meknes, Sefrou, Imouzzer Kandar, Ifrane and Taza; for public contracts, anywhere in Morocco. Access to the site is one of the factors taken into account in the quotation.
I live abroad: do I need to come to Fez to start the assignment?
The first contact can be by phone, by WhatsApp or through the quotation form, where you can attach your documents (title, deed, plan, photos). We study them and send you a written quotation. If you cannot be present on the day of the fieldwork, tell us at the first contact so that we can organise the assignment with you.
Is my title held at the “Fès” or the “Fès Zouagha” registry?
A single city may have several land registries: in Fez, the list on the ANCFCC portal shows in particular “Fès” and “Fès Zouagha”. The same title number at another registry refers to another property, or to nothing. Use the registry name exactly as it appears on your documents; if in doubt, send them to us. Details in our Mohafadati guide.
How much does a topographic plan or boundary marking cost in Fez?
There is no official tariff: under Law No. 30-93, fees are freely agreed, provided they are fair and measured. The price depends mainly on the service, the area, the terrain, access, the state of the documents and the deliverables. We provide a written quotation that separates our fees from the charges collected by the authorities. See fees.
Can you carry out an expert report for the Fez court?
Ali Oufrid is registered as a court expert with the Fez Court of First Instance. A court-ordered expert report is ordered by the court, which appoints the expert; an amicable expert report, on the other hand, can be requested by one party or both. See land expert reports.
Do I need a topographic plan for a building permit in Fez?
The file set by joint order No. 337-20 includes, among other things, an ANCFCC plan or a topographic survey, together with the architect's plans. The permit is issued by the president of the municipality, on an application filed on Rokhas. See building permits and the topographic plan.
Contact
A plot in Fez or in the region?
Describe your project and send your documents: we reply with the appropriate procedure and a written quotation. By phone, by WhatsApp or at the office, avenue des FAR.
- Address
- 47, avenue des FAR, 3e étage, appartement 5, Ville Nouvelle
30050 Fès - Opening hours
- Monday – Friday: 9 am – 5 pm
Saturday: 9 am – 1 pm
Closed on Sundays and Moroccan public and religious holidays. - Office
- +212 5 35 64 14 36
- Mobile
- +212 6 61 29 81 75
- Message us on WhatsApp ↗