De Vlaamse Waterweg nv
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De Vlaamse Waterweg nv is the Flemish government agency responsible for managing and developing Flanders’ navigable waterways and related infrastructure.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| De Vlaamse Waterweg NV | 1 |
| De Vlaamse Waterweg nv canonical | 1 |
| Flemish Waterways authority | 1 |
| Flemish waterway authorities | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7371106 — 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: De Vlaamse Waterweg nv Context triple: [Kanaal Brussel-Schelde, maintainedBy, De Vlaamse Waterweg nv]
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A.
Rijkswaterstaat
Rijkswaterstaat is the Dutch national agency responsible for the design, construction, management, and maintenance of the Netherlands’ main infrastructure networks for water, roads, and waterways.
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B.
Dutch water authorities
Dutch water authorities are regional public bodies in the Netherlands responsible for managing water levels, flood protection, and water quality in their designated areas.
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C.
Ghent–Terneuzen Canal
The Ghent–Terneuzen Canal is a major shipping canal linking the Belgian city of Ghent to the port of Terneuzen in the Netherlands, providing an important maritime access route to the North Sea.
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D.
Belgian inland waterway network
The Belgian inland waterway network is an extensive system of interconnected canals and rivers that supports freight transport and navigation throughout Belgium and links to major European waterways.
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E.
Rotterdam–Antwerp inland waterway route
The Rotterdam–Antwerp inland waterway route is a major European shipping corridor connecting the ports of Rotterdam in the Netherlands and Antwerp in Belgium via rivers and canals used for intensive freight transport.
- 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: De Vlaamse Waterweg nv Target entity description: De Vlaamse Waterweg nv is the Flemish government agency responsible for managing and developing Flanders’ navigable waterways and related infrastructure.
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A.
Rijkswaterstaat
Rijkswaterstaat is the Dutch national agency responsible for the design, construction, management, and maintenance of the Netherlands’ main infrastructure networks for water, roads, and waterways.
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B.
Dutch water authorities
Dutch water authorities are regional public bodies in the Netherlands responsible for managing water levels, flood protection, and water quality in their designated areas.
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C.
Ghent–Terneuzen Canal
The Ghent–Terneuzen Canal is a major shipping canal linking the Belgian city of Ghent to the port of Terneuzen in the Netherlands, providing an important maritime access route to the North Sea.
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D.
Belgian inland waterway network
The Belgian inland waterway network is an extensive system of interconnected canals and rivers that supports freight transport and navigation throughout Belgium and links to major European waterways.
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E.
Rotterdam–Antwerp inland waterway route
The Rotterdam–Antwerp inland waterway route is a major European shipping corridor connecting the ports of Rotterdam in the Netherlands and Antwerp in Belgium via rivers and canals used for intensive freight transport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Flemish public company
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government agency ⓘ |
| areaOfResponsibility |
bridges over navigable waterways in Flanders
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flood control infrastructure on Flemish waterways ⓘ locks and weirs in Flanders ⓘ navigable waterways in Flanders ⓘ towpaths and dikes along Flemish waterways ⓘ waterway infrastructure in Flanders ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
federal Belgian authorities on navigation matters
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municipalities in Flanders ⓘ other Flemish government agencies ⓘ port authorities in Flanders ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| focus |
climate adaptation via water management
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multimodal transport connections ⓘ sustainable waterway transport ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Belgium
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Flanders ⓘ |
| industry |
infrastructure management
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inland navigation ⓘ waterway management ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Flanders ⓘ |
| legalForm | naamloze vennootschap (nv) ⓘ |
| mission |
to contribute to water management and flood protection in Flanders
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to ensure safe and efficient navigation on Flemish waterways ⓘ to integrate waterways into spatial planning and environmental policy ⓘ to manage and develop Flanders’ navigable waterways ⓘ to promote inland waterway transport in Flanders ⓘ to support economic development through waterway infrastructure ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Flemish Government ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Flemish Region ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Flemish Government ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Flanders
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Flemish Region of Belgium ⓘ
linked to:
Flemish Region
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| responsibleFor |
development of new waterway infrastructure in Flanders
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ensuring navigability of canals and rivers under its control ⓘ maintenance of navigable waterways in Flanders ⓘ management of water levels on managed waterways ⓘ operation of inland shipping infrastructure in Flanders ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| shortName | De Vlaamse Waterweg ⓘ |
| typeOfTransportSupported |
freight transport by water
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inland shipping ⓘ recreational boating on managed waterways ⓘ |
| website | https://www.vlaamsewaterweg.be ⓘ |
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: De Vlaamse Waterweg nv Description of subject: De Vlaamse Waterweg nv is the Flemish government agency responsible for managing and developing Flanders’ navigable waterways and related infrastructure.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: De Vlaamse Waterweg nv
linked to: De Vlaamse Waterweg nv
linked to: De Vlaamse Waterweg nv