Harvesting logistics system using harvest zones based on unloading zones

A computer implemented method of selecting one or more harvest 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 unloading zones, each unloading zone indicative of a respective area at a worksite at which a material receiving machine is to be positioned to receive harvested material;
• selecting, based, at least, on the one or more unloading zones, one or more harvest zones, each harvest zone indicative of a respective area of the worksite to be harvested;
• and
• controlling at least one of:
• (i) an interface mechanism to generate a presentation based, at least, on the one or more harvest zones;
• (ii) a controllable subsystem of a harvester based, at least, on the one or more harvest zones;
• (iii) a controllable subsystem of the material receiving machine based, at least, on the one or more harvest zones;
• or (iv) a combination of (i), (ii), and (iii).

An agricultural harvesting system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• 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 perform steps comprising:
• obtaining harvesting logistics data;
• identifying, based, at least, on the harvesting logistics data, an unloading zone, the unloading zone indicative of an area at a worksite at which a mobile grain trailer is to be positioned to receive harvested material;
• identifying, based, at least, on the unload zone, a plurality of potential harvest zones, each potential harvest zone indicative of a sub-area of a field, of the worksite, to be harvested;
• identifying, based, at least, on the plurality of potential harvest zones, a respective one or more material transfer locations corresponding to each potential harvest zone, each material transfer location indicative of a respective area at the worksite at which a mobile grain cart is to receive harvested material from a harvester;
• and
• identifying, based, at least, on the respective one or more material transfer locations, a respective material flow for each potential harvest zone, each respective material flow indicative of a rate at which the harvested material will be available to transfer to the mobile grain trailer;
• selecting, based, at least, on the unloading zone, the material transfer locations, and the material flows, a harvest zone of the plurality of potential harvest zones;
• and
• controlling at least one of:
• (i) an interface mechanism to generate a presentation based, at least, on the selected harvest zone;
• (ii) a controllable subsystem of the harvester based, at least, on the selected harvest zone;
• (iii) a controllable subsystem of a material receiving machine based, at least, on the selected harvest zone;
• or (iv) a combination of (i), (ii), and (iii).