University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
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The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science is a research institution focused on advancing scientific understanding of the environment and providing guidance for managing and protecting natural resources.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science canonical | 13 |
| UMCES | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1190077 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Context triple: [University of Maryland, hasCampus, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]
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A.
Hatfield Marine Science Center
Hatfield Marine Science Center is a leading marine research and education facility on the Oregon coast that supports oceanographic, coastal ecology, and fisheries science programs.
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B.
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center is a leading research facility focused on long-term ecological and environmental science, particularly in coastal and watershed ecosystems.
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C.
Odum School of Ecology
The Odum School of Ecology is a specialized academic unit renowned for its research and education in ecology and environmental science.
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D.
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
The Gulf of Maine Research Institute is a nonprofit marine science and education organization that conducts research and outreach to support the sustainable management of the Gulf of Maine ecosystem and its coastal communities.
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E.
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is the state agency responsible for managing and conserving Maryland’s natural resources, including forests, waterways, wildlife, and public lands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Target entity description: The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science is a research institution focused on advancing scientific understanding of the environment and providing guidance for managing and protecting natural resources.
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A.
Hatfield Marine Science Center
Hatfield Marine Science Center is a leading marine research and education facility on the Oregon coast that supports oceanographic, coastal ecology, and fisheries science programs.
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B.
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center is a leading research facility focused on long-term ecological and environmental science, particularly in coastal and watershed ecosystems.
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C.
Odum School of Ecology
The Odum School of Ecology is a specialized academic unit renowned for its research and education in ecology and environmental science.
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D.
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
The Gulf of Maine Research Institute is a nonprofit marine science and education organization that conducts research and outreach to support the sustainable management of the Gulf of Maine ecosystem and its coastal communities.
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E.
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is the state agency responsible for managing and conserving Maryland’s natural resources, including forests, waterways, wildlife, and public lands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
environmental research organization
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public research institution ⓘ research institution ⓘ |
| affiliation | University System of Maryland ⓘ |
| campus |
Appalachian Laboratory
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Chesapeake Biological Laboratory ⓘ Horn Point Laboratory ⓘ Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
federal agencies in the United States
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nonprofit environmental organizations ⓘ other universities ⓘ state agencies in Maryland ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| field |
climate science
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ecology ⓘ environmental science ⓘ marine science ⓘ natural resource management ⓘ |
| focus |
Chesapeake Bay ecosystem
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environmental monitoring ⓘ environmental policy support ⓘ sustainable use of natural resources ⓘ |
| governance | public ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
inform environmental policy
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support evidence-based resource management ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Maryland ⓘ |
| mission |
advance scientific understanding of the environment
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provide guidance for managing natural resources ⓘ provide guidance for protecting natural resources ⓘ |
| offers | graduate education programs ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
State of Maryland
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linked to:
Maryland
University System of Maryland ⓘ |
| researchArea |
biodiversity
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climate change impacts ⓘ ecosystem health ⓘ fisheries science ⓘ restoration ecology ⓘ water quality ⓘ |
| sector |
higher education
ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ |
| shortName | UMCES ⓘ |
| state | Maryland ⓘ |
| type | graduate research institution ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Description of subject: The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science is a research institution focused on advancing scientific understanding of the environment and providing guidance for managing and protecting natural resources.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland
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appliesTo
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University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
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Appalachian Laboratory
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parentOrganization
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University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
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Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
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affiliatedWith
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University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
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Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
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partOf
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University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
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Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
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operatedBy
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University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
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