Vehicle with boundary mapping and editing system

A method for editing and mapping a boundary using a vehicle, the method comprising:

• providing a vehicle configured to traverse a path along a ground surface at a controllable speed and direction, the vehicle having a reference point at a first position and a console configured to receive operator commands to control the speed and direction of the vehicle along the ground surface;
• providing a receiver mounted at a second position on the vehicle, wherein the receiver is configured to receive from each of a plurality of remote wireless transmitters a corresponding position signal, and wherein the receiver is configured to generate a location signal in response to the received corresponding position signals;
• providing a controller having a memory and communicatively coupled to a display, to an input interface, and to the receiver, wherein the controller is configured to perform steps of,
• determining a location of the reference point using the location signal from the receiver and to generate boundary points including an initial boundary point and subsequent boundary points, each subsequent boundary point generated at a predetermined interval following a previous boundary point, wherein each boundary point represents the determined location of the reference point as the vehicle traverses the path,
• storing a first set of perimeter points in the memory, the perimeter points representing a closed shape of an area of land,
• in response to receiving a record command received from the input interface, storing a set of boundary points in memory, including the initial boundary point and an end boundary point,
• identifying a first point of intersection and a second point of intersection between the set of boundary points and the first set of perimeter points, and a set of partition boundary points between the first point of intersection and second point of intersection, and
• in response to a select command received from the input interface, storing in memory a second set of perimeter points representing points in the first set of perimeter points and the partition boundary points that border a first selected region.

A system for editing and mapping a boundary using a vehicle, the system comprising:

• a vehicle configured to traverse a path along a ground surface at a controllable speed and direction, the vehicle having a reference point at a first position and a console configured to receive operator commands to control the speed and direction of the vehicle along the ground surface;
• a receiver mounted at a second position on the vehicle, wherein the receiver is configured to receive from each of a plurality of remote wireless transmitters a corresponding position signal, and wherein the receiver is configured to generate a location signal in response to the received corresponding position signals;
• a controller having a memory and communicatively coupled to a display, to an input interface, and to the receiver, wherein the controller is configured to,
• determine a location of the reference point using the location signal from the receiver and to generate boundary points including an initial boundary point and subsequent boundary points, each subsequent boundary point generated at a predetermined interval following a previous boundary point, wherein each boundary point represents the determined location of the reference point as the vehicle traverses the path,
• store a set of perimeter points in the memory, and
• in response to receiving a record command received from the input interface, replace in memory a plurality of perimeter points in the set of perimeter points with a plurality of generated boundary points.