Burum, Friesland

Burum
Boerum
Village
NSO-ground station

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Location in the Kollumerland municipality
Burum
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: Coordinates: 53°16′N 6°14′E / 53.267°N 6.233°E / 53.267; 6.233
Country Netherlands Netherlands
Province Groningen (province) Groningen
Municipality Kollumerland c.a. Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland
Population (2017)
 • Total 606
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 9851
Telephone area 0594

Burum (West Frisian language: Boerum) is a village in Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland municipality, Friesland in the Netherlands.

It is the site of a ground station of the Dutch Nationale SIGINT Organisatie (national signals intelligence service), which intercepts satellite communications.[1][2] Burum also provides reference signals for Enhanced Automatic Frequency Correction, which help calibrates satellite communications.[3]

It had a population of 606 in January 2017.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Nationale SIGINT Organisatie." (Archive) Ministry of Defence. Retrieved on 13 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "NATIONAL PROGRAMMES FOR MASS SURVEILLANCE OF PERSONAL DATA IN EU MEMBER STATES AND THEIR COMPATIBILITY WITH EU LAW" (PDF). European Parliament. 2013. p. 75. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2013. The signals location in Burum and the analysis location in Eibergen, currently operated by the NSO, will stay active.
  3. ↑ Holland, Ian D (2018). "MH370 Burst Frequency Offset Analysis and Implications on Descent Rate at End-of-Flight". Ieee Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine. 33 (2): 24–33. arXiv:1702.02432. doi:10.1109/MAES.2018.170048.
  4. ↑ Inwonertal en info 2017 - Kollumerland
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