We have updated the Cushing Drone Inventory API to improve data transparency and usability.
A new boolean field, newCollection, has been added to the following endpoint:
This field allows you to distinguish between:
True: a genuine new drone measurement
False: a propagated duplicate from the previous release
Cushing drone inventory data is published three times per week (Midweek, Preliminary, Consolidated). In cases where adverse weather prevents drone flights, the previous release’s figures are carried forward to maintain continuity. Previously, there was no way to differentiate these propagated values from new observations, which could result in zero-change signals in downstream analysis.
With this update, you can now filter out propagated duplicates directly in your workflows. For example, clients computing inter-release changes may wish to filter on newCollection = true to ensure only new measurements are included.
This is an additive change; no existing fields have been modified or removed. Clients who choose not to use this field will see no impact.