Burnaby campus
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Burnaby campus is the main hillside campus of Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, known for its distinctive modernist architecture and panoramic views.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Burnaby campus canonical | 9 |
| Simon Fraser University Burnaby Mountain campus (unincorporated portions) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2769101 — 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: Burnaby campus Context triple: [Simon Fraser University, campus, Burnaby campus]
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A.
Vancouver campus
Vancouver campus is Northeastern University's Canadian location offering experiential, career-focused graduate and professional programs in British Columbia.
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B.
Point Grey campus
Point Grey campus is the main Vancouver campus of the University of British Columbia, located on a scenic peninsula overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
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C.
Markham Campus
Markham Campus is a modern satellite campus of York University located in Markham, Ontario, focused on technology, business, and experiential learning programs.
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D.
North Bay campus
North Bay campus is the main campus of Nipissing University, located in North Bay, Ontario, and serving as its primary hub for academic and student life.
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E.
Bayview campus
Bayview campus is the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center site in Baltimore that houses a major academic medical center with extensive clinical, research, and educational facilities.
- 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: Burnaby campus Target entity description: Burnaby campus is the main hillside campus of Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, known for its distinctive modernist architecture and panoramic views.
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A.
Vancouver campus
Vancouver campus is Northeastern University's Canadian location offering experiential, career-focused graduate and professional programs in British Columbia.
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B.
Point Grey campus
Point Grey campus is the main Vancouver campus of the University of British Columbia, located on a scenic peninsula overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
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C.
Markham Campus
Markham Campus is a modern satellite campus of York University located in Markham, Ontario, focused on technology, business, and experiential learning programs.
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D.
North Bay campus
North Bay campus is the main campus of Nipissing University, located in North Bay, Ontario, and serving as its primary hub for academic and student life.
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E.
Bayview campus
Bayview campus is the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center site in Baltimore that houses a major academic medical center with extensive clinical, research, and educational facilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Simon Fraser University campus
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university campus ⓘ |
| affiliation | Simon Fraser University ⓘ |
| architect |
Arthur Erickson
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Geoffrey Massey ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | modernist architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Burnaby
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Campuses of Simon Fraser University ⓘ
linked to:
Simon Fraser University
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| climate | temperate rainforest climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Academic Quadrangle
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Central Mall ⓘ Convocation Mall ⓘ Saywell Hall ⓘ Science Complex ⓘ
linked to:
Natural Sciences Complex
W.A.C. Bennett Library ⓘ West Mall Centre ⓘ academic buildings of Simon Fraser University ⓘ administrative offices of Simon Fraser University ⓘ athletic fields ⓘ library buildings ⓘ recreational facilities ⓘ student residences ⓘ student union building ⓘ transit exchange ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Burrard Inlet
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Metro Vancouver ⓘ
linked to:
Metro Vancouver, Canada
North Shore Mountains ⓘ |
| knownFor |
concrete megastructure design
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modernist architecture ⓘ panoramic views ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| location | Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada ⓘ |
| municipality |
City of Burnaby
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linked to:
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
|
| name | Burnaby campus ⓘ |
| near |
Coquitlam, British Columbia
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linked to:
Coquitlam
Vancouver, British Columbia ⓘ
linked to:
Vancouver
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| openedForClasses | 1965 ⓘ |
| operator | Simon Fraser University ⓘ |
| partOf | Simon Fraser University ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
higher education
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research and teaching ⓘ |
| province | British Columbia ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Metro Vancouver
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linked to:
Metro Vancouver, Canada
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| role | main campus of Simon Fraser University ⓘ |
| serves |
graduate students of Simon Fraser University
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undergraduate students of Simon Fraser University ⓘ |
| setting | hillside campus ⓘ |
| topography | mountaintop ⓘ |
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: Burnaby campus Description of subject: Burnaby campus is the main hillside campus of Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, known for its distinctive modernist architecture and panoramic views.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Electoral Area A
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contains
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Simon Fraser University Burnaby Mountain campus (unincorporated portions)
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linked to: Burnaby campus
subject linked to:
Faculty of Health Sciences
subject linked to:
Faculty of Science
subject linked to:
Faculty of Education