New Zealand active fault database
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The New Zealand active fault database is a national geospatial and scientific resource that compiles detailed information on the location, characteristics, and activity of known active faults across New Zealand for research and hazard assessment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New Zealand active fault database canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9796284 — 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: New Zealand active fault database Context triple: [GNS Science, researchOutput, New Zealand active fault database]
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A.
USGS National Seismic Hazard Model
The USGS National Seismic Hazard Model is a comprehensive, nationwide assessment that estimates the likelihood and intensity of earthquake shaking across the United States to inform building codes, risk mitigation, and public safety planning.
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B.
The Mechanics of Earthquakes and Faulting
The Mechanics of Earthquakes and Faulting is a foundational geophysics textbook that explains the physical principles governing earthquake generation and the behavior of geological faults.
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C.
New Zealand volcanic zones
The New Zealand volcanic zones are a series of highly active volcanic regions along the country’s North Island that form part of the Pacific Ring of Fire and include major geothermal and volcanic centers such as Taupō and Rotorua.
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D.
Southwest Pacific tectonic system
The Southwest Pacific tectonic system is a complex network of interacting tectonic plates, subduction zones, trenches, and volcanic arcs that shapes the geologic and seismic activity of the southwest Pacific region.
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E.
Tonga-Kermadec subduction system
The Tonga-Kermadec subduction system is a major convergent plate boundary in the southwest Pacific where the Pacific Plate descends beneath the Indo-Australian Plate, producing one of the world’s deepest ocean trenches and most active seismic and volcanic regions.
- 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: New Zealand active fault database Target entity description: The New Zealand active fault database is a national geospatial and scientific resource that compiles detailed information on the location, characteristics, and activity of known active faults across New Zealand for research and hazard assessment.
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A.
USGS National Seismic Hazard Model
The USGS National Seismic Hazard Model is a comprehensive, nationwide assessment that estimates the likelihood and intensity of earthquake shaking across the United States to inform building codes, risk mitigation, and public safety planning.
-
B.
The Mechanics of Earthquakes and Faulting
The Mechanics of Earthquakes and Faulting is a foundational geophysics textbook that explains the physical principles governing earthquake generation and the behavior of geological faults.
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C.
New Zealand volcanic zones
The New Zealand volcanic zones are a series of highly active volcanic regions along the country’s North Island that form part of the Pacific Ring of Fire and include major geothermal and volcanic centers such as Taupō and Rotorua.
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D.
Southwest Pacific tectonic system
The Southwest Pacific tectonic system is a complex network of interacting tectonic plates, subduction zones, trenches, and volcanic arcs that shapes the geologic and seismic activity of the southwest Pacific region.
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E.
Tonga-Kermadec subduction system
The Tonga-Kermadec subduction system is a major convergent plate boundary in the southwest Pacific where the Pacific Plate descends beneath the Indo-Australian Plate, producing one of the world’s deepest ocean trenches and most active seismic and volcanic regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geospatial database
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national database ⓘ scientific database ⓘ |
| accessFormat |
GIS
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downloadable datasets ⓘ web map service ⓘ |
| contains |
fault activity classes
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fault attributes ⓘ fault traces ⓘ references to scientific studies ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| dataType |
fault accuracy metadata
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fault activity information ⓘ fault age constraints ⓘ fault geometry ⓘ fault location ⓘ fault recurrence interval ⓘ fault segmentation ⓘ fault sense of movement ⓘ fault slip rate ⓘ geospatial data ⓘ |
| field |
earthquake geology
ⓘ
natural hazard assessment ⓘ seismology ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| hasUpdatePolicy | periodically updated ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
emergency managers
ⓘ
engineers ⓘ planners ⓘ scientists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | active faults ⓘ |
| purpose |
inform building codes
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inform planning regulations ⓘ support emergency management planning ⓘ support national hazard assessments ⓘ support seismic hazard models ⓘ |
| sector |
disaster risk reduction
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earth science ⓘ |
| spatialCoverage |
New Zealand
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North Island ⓘ South Island ⓘ offshore New Zealand region ⓘ |
| use |
earthquake hazard assessment
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education ⓘ fault mapping ⓘ infrastructure risk assessment ⓘ land-use planning ⓘ research ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Zealand active fault database Description of subject: The New Zealand active fault database is a national geospatial and scientific resource that compiles detailed information on the location, characteristics, and activity of known active faults across New Zealand for research and hazard assessment.
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