Harvesting logistics system using unloading zones based on harvest zones

A computer implemented method of selecting one or more unloading zones for an agricultural harvesting operation, the computer implemented method comprising:

• obtaining harvesting logistics data;
• identifying, based, at least, on the harvesting logistics data, one or more harvest zones, each harvest zone indicative of a respective area of a worksite to be harvested;
• selecting, based, at least, on the one or more harvest zones, one or more unloading zones, each unloading zone indicative of a respective area at the worksite at which a material receiving machine is to be positioned to receive harvested material from a material transfer machine;
• and
• controlling, based, at least, on the one or more unloading zones, at least one of:
• a controllable subsystem of the material receiving machine;
• or
• a controllable subsystem of the material transfer machine.

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, cause the one or more processors to:
• obtain harvesting logistics data;
• identify, based, at least, on the harvesting logistics data, a harvest zone, the harvest zone indicative of a sub-area of a worksite to be harvested;
• identify, based, at least, on the harvest zone, one or more material transfer locations corresponding to the harvest zone, each material transfer location indicative of a respective area in the harvest zone at which a mobile grain cart is to receive harvested material from a harvester;
• and
• identify, based, at least, on the one or more material transfer locations, a material flow indicative of a rate at which the harvested material will be available to transfer to a mobile grain trailer;
• identify, based, at least, on the harvest zone, the one or more material transfer locations, and the material flow, an unloading zone, the unloading zone indicative of an area at the worksite at which the mobile grain trailer is to be positioned to receive harvested material;
• and
• control, based, at least, on the unloading zone, a controllable subsystem of at least one of the harvester, the mobile grain cart, or the mobile grain trailer, the controllable subsystem comprising at least one of a propulsion subsystem, a material transfer subsystem, or an actuator.