Machine learning creates living atlas of the planet

Machine learning, combined with satellite imagery and Cloud computing, is enabling understanding of the world and making the food supply chain more efficient. There are more than 7 billion people on Earth now, and roughly one in eight people do not have enough to eat. According to the World Bank, the human population will hit an astounding 9 billion by 2050. With rapidly increasing population, the growing need for food is becoming a grave concern. The burden is now on technology to make up for the looming food crises in the coming decades.