A method for determining a
safety zone (310, 312, 314, 316, 318, 320, 322, 334, 336, 338) includes receiving
work site data, receiving material characteristic data (116, 118) corresponding to the points of the site (36) represented, by the
work site data, and determining an actual
site model (112). The method further includes determining a desired
site model (114) representing the site (36) at a future time, comparing the actual
site model (112) to the desired site model (114) to determine a difference model that includes a.
safety zone (310, 312, 314, 316, 318, 320, 322, 334, 336, 338) in which a
machine speed, a
machine type, or a quantity of machines (12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24), is limited or prohibited, the
safety zone (310, 312, 314, 316, 318, 320, 322, 334, 336, 338) being determined based on a material characteristic associated with material that, corresponds to the safety zone, the material characteristic being represented in the material characteristic data, one or more areas outside of the safety zone (310, 312, 314, 316, 318, 320, 322, 334, 336, 338) having a different material characteristic, and determining a
work plan based on the difference model, the
work plan including the safety zone (310, 312, 314, 316, 318, 320, 322, 334, 336, 338).