ORCA Joint Board
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The ORCA Joint Board is the multi-agency governing body that oversees policy, funding, and coordination for the Puget Sound region’s ORCA public transit fare system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ORCA Joint Board canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8901965 — 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: ORCA Joint Board Context triple: [ORCA, governingBody, ORCA Joint Board]
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A.
Bureau of the International Whaling Commission
The Bureau of the International Whaling Commission is the executive body that assists in guiding the work, agenda, and strategic direction of the International Whaling Commission between its plenary meetings.
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B.
Council of Marine
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C.
Georgia Strait Alliance
Georgia Strait Alliance is a Canadian environmental nonprofit dedicated to protecting and restoring the marine and coastal ecosystems of the Salish Sea region, particularly the Georgia Strait between Vancouver Island and mainland British Columbia.
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D.
IHO Assembly
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E.
Abemama Island Council
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- 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: ORCA Joint Board Target entity description: The ORCA Joint Board is the multi-agency governing body that oversees policy, funding, and coordination for the Puget Sound region’s ORCA public transit fare system.
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A.
Bureau of the International Whaling Commission
The Bureau of the International Whaling Commission is the executive body that assists in guiding the work, agenda, and strategic direction of the International Whaling Commission between its plenary meetings.
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B.
Council of Marine
The Council of Marine was a specialized administrative body within the early 18th-century French system of polysynody, responsible for overseeing naval and maritime affairs in place of a single minister.
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C.
Georgia Strait Alliance
Georgia Strait Alliance is a Canadian environmental nonprofit dedicated to protecting and restoring the marine and coastal ecosystems of the Salish Sea region, particularly the Georgia Strait between Vancouver Island and mainland British Columbia.
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D.
IHO Assembly
The IHO Assembly is the principal decision-making body of the International Hydrographic Organization, where member states convene to set policies and directions for global hydrographic and nautical charting activities.
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E.
Abemama Island Council
Abemama Island Council is the local governmental authority responsible for administering and managing public affairs on Abemama Atoll in Kiribati.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
multi-agency board
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public transit governance body ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ORCA card
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public transit agencies in Puget Sound region ⓘ |
| coordinates | regional implementation of ORCA fare system ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith | transit operators in the Puget Sound region ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| focusesOn |
fare collection systems
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regional fare integration ⓘ |
| governs |
policy for ORCA fare system
ⓘ
regional ORCA fare system strategy ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | regional ORCA fare system policy in Puget Sound ⓘ |
| hasRole |
funding oversight
ⓘ
inter-agency coordination ⓘ policy oversight ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Puget Sound region
ⓘ
Washington State ⓘ
linked to:
Washington State, United States
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| oversees |
ORCA public transit fare system
ⓘ
funding for ORCA fare system ⓘ regional coordination of ORCA technology and operations ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide coordinated governance for the ORCA fare system ⓘ |
| regulates | use of ORCA fare media across member agencies ⓘ |
| sector | public transportation ⓘ |
| setsPolicyFor |
ORCA fare products and programs
ⓘ
inter-agency revenue sharing for ORCA fares ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ORCA Joint Board Description of subject: The ORCA Joint Board is the multi-agency governing body that oversees policy, funding, and coordination for the Puget Sound region’s ORCA public transit fare system.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.