Satellites can help us manage global resources, such as forests, water and food, as pressure on them grows, according to NASA.
Satellites are used to gauge crop health and productivity and help determine where, when and which crops are planted annually, according to NASA.
Croplands have increased by 70 percent in the past four decades and cover about 40 percent of the land on Earth, according to NASA.
The Landsat satellite can determine how much water crops consume in an arid environment, according to NASA. Agriculture uses 85 percent of the world’s fresh water.