Burum, Friesland

Burum (West Frisian language: Boerum) is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân municipality, Friesland in the Netherlands.

Burum

Boerum
Village
NSO-ground station
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in the Kollumerland municipality
Burum
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:
Country Netherlands
Province Friesland
MunicipalityNoardeast-Fryslân
Population
 (2017)
  Total606
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9851
Telephone area0594

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 Archived 2017-10-28 at the Wayback Machine - Kollumerland


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