A surface covering installation tool and method of use to provide improved safety and efficiency for surface covering installation. The apparatus having a substantially hollow planter bed with an internal cavity for retaining and holding of water for distribution to the plant and flower soil. The links are file names determined within a predetermined naming convention. Placement results from the CAD tool and the hardware placement unit are used to generate a placement solution for the system on the target device. The CPU refers to an image of the cross area thus set so as to adjust imaging parameters such as a focus and an exposure amount. Streaming data is received in a publisher interface and processed to generate Java messages describing real time updated.