Burum, Friesland

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.

[10] In 1973, the satellite communication centre It Grutte Ear [nl] opened near Burum.

[11] In 2014, the ground station of the Dutch national signals intelligence service was added to the site.