Ann-Kathrin Holtgrave

Ann-Kathrin Holtgrave is a Researcher at the Department of Geoinformation in Environmental Planning at the Technical University of Berlin. She has held roles including Research Assistant (2021–2024) for the CopGruen project and Research Associate (2017–2021) at the Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute. Her work focuses on remote sensing applications for environmental and agricultural monitoring, particularly soil moisture estimation and grassland management.

Education:

• Master of Science in Environmental Planning, TU Berlin (2014–2017)
• Bachelor of Science in Ecosystem Management, Georg-August-University Göttingen (2010–2013)

Research Interests: She specializes in integrating satellite data (Sentinel-1/2, Landsat) with machine learning to monitor agricultural practices (e.g., mowing events, catch crops) and environmental parameters (soil moisture, vegetation dynamics). Her work bridges remote sensing techniques with policy-driven monitoring needs.

Recent Contributions:

• Developed methods for detecting grassland mowing events using multi-sensor time series.
• Explored CRNS-based soil moisture monitoring and its synergy with optical/SAR data.
• Advanced Sentinel-based tools for large-scale agricultural land use assessment.

Contact: Email a.holtgrave@tu-berlin.de, Room EB 203.