Systems and methods for predictive harvesting logistics

A computer implemented method comprising:

• receiving a map that maps values of a crop characteristic to different geographic locations in a field;
• identifying a crop characteristic threshold;
• identifying a mixture of crop material based on the map and the crop characteristic threshold, wherein the mixture comprises a ratio of at least a first component crop material having a first crop characteristic value and a second component crop material having a second crop characteristic value;
• identifying a harvester harvesting one of the first component crop material or the second component crop material:
• obtaining harvester route data indicative of a planned route of the harvester at the field;
• identifying, based on the map and the crop characteristic threshold, a material transfer end location, the material transfer end location comprising a location along the planned route of the harvester at which a material transfer operation between the harvester and a receiving machine is to end;
• identifying, based on the material transfer end location and an amount of crop material to be transferred from the harvester to the receiving machine during the material transfer operation, a material start location, the material start location comprising a location along the planned route of the harvester at which the material transfer operation between the harvester and the receiving machine is to start;
• and
• generating a route for the receiving machine to travel in-tandem with the harvester at least for a distance stretching between the material transfer start location and the material transfer end location.

An agricultural harvesting system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing instructions executable by the one or more processors that, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the one or more processors to:
• receive a predictive map that maps predictive values of a crop characteristic to different geographic locations in a field;
• identify a crop characteristic threshold indicative of a target crop characteristic value of crop material;
• identify a mixture of crop material based on the predictive map and the crop characteristic threshold, wherein the mixture comprises a ratio of at least a first component crop material having a first crop characteristic value and a second component crop material having a second crop characteristic value;
• identify a first zone of the field based on the map, the first zone containing first component crop material:
• identify a second zone of the field based on the map, the second zone containing second component crop material;
• generate a generated route for a harvester, the generated route comprising one of:
• (i) a route such that the harvester harvests in the first zone and avoids harvesting in the second zone;
• or (ii) a route that guides the harvester through at least a portion of the first zone and at least a portion of the second zone such that the harvester harvests a harvested crop mixture having the ratio of the first component crop material and the second component crop material;
• and
• control the harvester to travel along the generated route.