Column Name | Example | Definition |
timeStampDate |
2022-11-24 |
The time of the image taken to measure this tank. |
locationCode |
CAO |
3-digit code for an Ursa location identifier – maps to a location name. |
companyName |
Sinopec |
Known owner of the tank. If the company name is unknown, a placeholder (e.g. CAO_A) will be used. |
tankName |
CAO001 |
Ursa tank identifier. This value does not change, even as new tanks are added or removed from the data set. |
tankFill |
10300 |
Number of barrels measured in that tank for this data point. |
percentFill |
24% |
Percent utilization of the tank for this data point (tankFill / capacity). |
capacity |
42916 |
Estimated number of barrels that the tank can physically hold. Not operationally, which may be 5-10% less than this value. |
crude |
Yes |
A confidence metric on the tank containing crude oil or a product. Potential values include “Yes”, “Probable”, “Unconfirmed”, or “No”. |
storageType |
Commercial |
Qualifier that describes the type of storage. For Chinese tanks, this is either SPR or Commercial, and Globally, this value is either Refinery or Non-Refinery, depending on the proximity to a refinery. |
reportDate |
2022-12-01 14:00:00 |
Publish date of the data. For images taken in the 168 hours between Wednesday 14:00 UTC and Wednesday 14:00 UTC, this value will be the following Thursday at 14:00 UTC. |
carryForward |
False |
In the case that a new measurement cannot be taken, measurement may be carried forward from the previous week’s report. |
publishDate |
2022-11-28 16:31:53 |
Date/time that the measurements entered the Ursa database. |
firstReportDate |
2017-04-12 |
First date/time that the tank record was measured. |