Excavation point identification device

An excavation point identification system comprising at least one processor, the at least one processor carrying out:

• a measurement process of measuring an area including an excavation target which is to be excavated by an excavation apparatus;
• an acquisition process of acquiring, with reference to measurement information which has been received, pieces of height information at a plurality of points in the excavation target which is to be excavated by the excavation apparatus;
• an extraction process of extracting a plurality of excavation point candidates with reference to the pieces of height information, each of the plurality of excavation point candidates being a candidate for an excavation point at which the excavation apparatus starts excavation;
• an inference process of inferring, based on an excavation track of the excavation apparatus, an excavation amount for each of the plurality of excavation point candidates which have been extracted, the excavation amount being an amount by which the excavation apparatus carries out excavation;
• and
• a selection process of selecting an excavation point from among the plurality of excavation point candidates based on the excavation amount which has been inferred.

An excavation point identification method, comprising:

• acquiring pieces of height information at a plurality of points in an excavation target which is to be excavated by an excavation apparatus;
• extracting a plurality of excavation point candidates with reference to the pieces of height information, each of the plurality of excavation point candidates being a candidate for an excavation point at which the excavation apparatus starts excavation;
• inferring, based on an excavation track of the excavation apparatus, an excavation amount for each of the plurality of excavation point candidates which have been extracted, the excavation amount being an amount by which the excavation apparatus carries out excavation;
• and
• selecting an excavation point from among the plurality of excavation point candidates based on the excavation amount which has been inferred.