Control of a work machine using ground surface work records

A method, comprising:

• obtaining, by a controller, one or more ground surface work records from one or more databases of multiple databases, each of the one or more ground surface work records identifies information relating to at least one of a base layer preparation, a paving, or a compacting of a ground surface performed at a worksite by a plurality of work machines, and each of the multiple databases being associated with a different area unit of a plurality of area units of the worksite;
• determining, by the controller and based on the one or more ground surface work records, configuration information for a ground surface work operation to be performed by a work machine of the plurality of work machines;
• and
• generating, by the controller, a signal, based on the configuration information, to cause the work machine to perform the ground surface work operation or to cause presentation of the configuration information on a display of the work machine.