Burum
Boerum | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 NSO-ground station | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in the former Kollumerland municipality | |
  Burum Location in the Netherlands  Burum Burum (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 53°16′N 6°14′E / 53.267°N 6.233°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Friesland |
| Municipality | Noardeast-Fryslân |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.87 km2 (3.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1.5 m (4.9 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 620 |
| • Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 9851[1] |
| Dialing code | 0594 |
Burum (West Frisian language: Boerum) is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân 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.[3][4] Burum also provides reference signals for Enhanced Automatic Frequency Correction, which help calibrates satellite communications.[5]
It had a population of 606 in January 2017.[6]
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
two entries
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9851AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Nationale SIGINT Organisatie." (Archive) Ministry of Defence. Retrieved on 13 June 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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. S2CID 4869717.
- ^ Inwonertal en info 2017 Archived 2017-10-28 at the Wayback Machine - Kollumerland