Array Operations Center in Socorro, New Mexico
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The Array Operations Center in Socorro, New Mexico is the central control and support facility that manages and coordinates observations for the Very Long Baseline Array radio telescope network.
All labels observed (1)
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| Array Operations Center in Socorro, New Mexico canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7272483 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Array Operations Center in Socorro, New Mexico Context triple: [Very Long Baseline Array, hasControlCenter, Array Operations Center in Socorro, New Mexico]
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Socorro, New Mexico
Socorro, New Mexico is a small city in central New Mexico known for its proximity to the Very Large Array radio telescope and New Mexico Tech, a prominent science and engineering university.
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El Cerro-Monterey Park, New Mexico
El Cerro-Monterey Park, New Mexico is a census-designated residential community located in central New Mexico within the Albuquerque metropolitan area.
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C.
Las Maravillas, New Mexico
Las Maravillas, New Mexico is a small census-designated residential community located in central New Mexico within the Albuquerque metropolitan area.
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D.
Chaparral, New Mexico
Chaparral, New Mexico is a large unincorporated community in southern New Mexico, situated near the Texas border and the city of El Paso.
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E.
Shiprock Agency
Shiprock Agency is an administrative district of the Navajo Nation located in the Shiprock region of northwestern New Mexico, overseeing local tribal governance and services.
- 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: Array Operations Center in Socorro, New Mexico Target entity description: The Array Operations Center in Socorro, New Mexico is the central control and support facility that manages and coordinates observations for the Very Long Baseline Array radio telescope network.
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A.
Socorro, New Mexico
Socorro, New Mexico is a small city in central New Mexico known for its proximity to the Very Large Array radio telescope and New Mexico Tech, a prominent science and engineering university.
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B.
El Cerro-Monterey Park, New Mexico
El Cerro-Monterey Park, New Mexico is a census-designated residential community located in central New Mexico within the Albuquerque metropolitan area.
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C.
Las Maravillas, New Mexico
Las Maravillas, New Mexico is a small census-designated residential community located in central New Mexico within the Albuquerque metropolitan area.
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D.
Chaparral, New Mexico
Chaparral, New Mexico is a large unincorporated community in southern New Mexico, situated near the Texas border and the city of El Paso.
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E.
Shiprock Agency
Shiprock Agency is an administrative district of the Navajo Nation located in the Shiprock region of northwestern New Mexico, overseeing local tribal governance and services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical observatory operations center
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scientific research facility ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
U.S. National Science Foundation–funded radio astronomy infrastructure
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Very Long Baseline Array radio telescope network ⓘ
linked to:
Very Long Baseline Array
|
| category |
radio astronomy facility
ⓘ
research infrastructure in New Mexico ⓘ |
| controls | Very Long Baseline Array observations ⓘ |
| coordinates |
Very Long Baseline Array antennas
ⓘ
linked to:
Very Long Baseline Array
|
| coordinateSystem | Earth-based geodetic reference frame ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| field |
radio astronomy
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very long baseline interferometry ⓘ |
| function |
central control facility for the Very Long Baseline Array
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support facility for Very Long Baseline Array operations ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
data processing facilities
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operations control rooms ⓘ technical support offices ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Mexico
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Socorro County, New Mexico ⓘ Socorro, New Mexico ⓘ Southwestern United States ⓘ
linked to:
southwestern United States
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| locatedOnTimeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
| manages | Very Long Baseline Array ⓘ |
| operatedBy | National Radio Astronomy Observatory ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Radio Astronomy Observatory facilities
ⓘ
linked to:
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
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| serves |
astronomers using the Very Long Baseline Array
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engineering staff of the Very Long Baseline Array ⓘ |
| usedFor |
data handling for Very Long Baseline Array
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monitoring telescope system status ⓘ scheduling radio telescope observations ⓘ |
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