Triple

T10669216
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject North Carolina Department of Transportation E251439 entity
Predicate hasDivision P35 FINISHED
Object Ferry Division of the North Carolina Department of Transportation
The Ferry Division of the North Carolina Department of Transportation is the state-run agency responsible for operating and maintaining North Carolina’s public ferry system along its coastal and inland waterways.
E878338 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Ferry Division of the North Carolina Department of Transportation | Statement: [North Carolina Department of Transportation, hasDivision, Ferry Division of the North Carolina Department of Transportation]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ferry Division of the North Carolina Department of Transportation
Context triple: [North Carolina Department of Transportation, hasDivision, Ferry Division of the North Carolina Department of Transportation]
  • A. North Carolina State Ports Authority system
    The North Carolina State Ports Authority system is a state-owned network of seaports and related facilities that manages and promotes maritime commerce for North Carolina.
  • B. North Carolina Department of Transportation
    The North Carolina Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining North Carolina’s transportation infrastructure, including highways, public transit, rail, and aviation systems.
  • C. North Carolina Turnpike Authority
    The North Carolina Turnpike Authority is a state agency responsible for developing, financing, and operating toll roads and expressways within North Carolina.
  • D. NCDOT Rail Division passenger services
    NCDOT Rail Division passenger services are state-supported intercity and commuter rail operations in North Carolina that provide passenger transportation along key corridors, including the North Carolina Railroad corridor.
  • E. South Carolina Department of Transportation
    The South Carolina Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining South Carolina’s highway and transportation infrastructure.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Ferry Division of the North Carolina Department of Transportation
Triple: [North Carolina Department of Transportation, hasDivision, Ferry Division of the North Carolina Department of Transportation]
Generated description
The Ferry Division of the North Carolina Department of Transportation is the state-run agency responsible for operating and maintaining North Carolina’s public ferry system along its coastal and inland waterways.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ferry Division of the North Carolina Department of Transportation
Target entity description: The Ferry Division of the North Carolina Department of Transportation is the state-run agency responsible for operating and maintaining North Carolina’s public ferry system along its coastal and inland waterways.
  • A. North Carolina State Ports Authority system
    The North Carolina State Ports Authority system is a state-owned network of seaports and related facilities that manages and promotes maritime commerce for North Carolina.
  • B. North Carolina ferry system chosen
    The North Carolina ferry system is a state-operated network of passenger and vehicle ferries that connects coastal communities and barrier islands along the North Carolina coast.
  • C. North Carolina Department of Transportation
    The North Carolina Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining North Carolina’s transportation infrastructure, including highways, public transit, rail, and aviation systems.
  • D. Highways Division of the North Carolina Department of Transportation
    The Highways Division of the North Carolina Department of Transportation is the branch responsible for planning, building, and maintaining the state’s highway and road infrastructure.
  • E. North Carolina Turnpike Authority
    The North Carolina Turnpike Authority is a state agency responsible for developing, financing, and operating toll roads and expressways within North Carolina.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d6aa5b0d2881909584b20efc5877f0 completed April 8, 2026, 7:19 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d6f861513881909b44c711371086b7 completed April 9, 2026, 12:52 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d98865f700819093c8cadc6fcef75f completed April 10, 2026, 11:31 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d98ae8403c81908a229aa06bd0388a completed April 10, 2026, 11:42 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d98ce9ba0c8190a7c62fa670e23705 completed April 10, 2026, 11:51 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:09 p.m.