Triple

T17691726
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject River Exe E441042 entity
Predicate crossedBy P416 FINISHED
Object Exeter Ship Canal entrance locks
The Exeter Ship Canal entrance locks are a set of navigation locks that control access between the River Exe and the historic Exeter Ship Canal in Exeter, Devon, England.
E1282145 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: Exeter Ship Canal entrance locks | Statement: [River Exe, crossedBy, Exeter Ship Canal entrance locks]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Exeter Ship Canal entrance locks
Context triple: [River Exe, crossedBy, Exeter Ship Canal entrance locks]
  • A. Port Severn Lock
    Port Severn Lock is a navigation lock on Ontario’s Trent–Severn Waterway that enables boats to bypass rapids and elevation changes at Port Severn.
  • B. Gloucester Lock
    Gloucester Lock is a canal lock in the city of Gloucester, England, that connects the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal with the River Severn and manages navigation between them.
  • C. Camden Lock
    Camden Lock is a historic canal lock and bustling market area in Camden Town, London, known for its alternative culture, shops, and street food.
  • D. Briton Ferry Lock
    Briton Ferry Lock is a historic canal and dock lock in Briton Ferry, Wales, associated with the town’s industrial and maritime heritage.
  • E. South Dock Entrance Lock
    South Dock Entrance Lock is a lock structure that provides controlled water access between South Dock and the surrounding waterways in the London Docklands.
  • 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: Exeter Ship Canal entrance locks
Triple: [River Exe, crossedBy, Exeter Ship Canal entrance locks]
Generated description
The Exeter Ship Canal entrance locks are a set of navigation locks that control access between the River Exe and the historic Exeter Ship Canal in Exeter, Devon, England.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Exeter Ship Canal entrance locks
Target entity description: The Exeter Ship Canal entrance locks are a set of navigation locks that control access between the River Exe and the historic Exeter Ship Canal in Exeter, Devon, England.
  • A. Port Severn Lock
    Port Severn Lock is a navigation lock on Ontario’s Trent–Severn Waterway that enables boats to bypass rapids and elevation changes at Port Severn.
  • B. Gloucester Lock
    Gloucester Lock is a canal lock in the city of Gloucester, England, that connects the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal with the River Severn and manages navigation between them.
  • C. Camden Lock
    Camden Lock is a historic canal lock and bustling market area in Camden Town, London, known for its alternative culture, shops, and street food.
  • D. Briton Ferry Lock
    Briton Ferry Lock is a historic canal and dock lock in Briton Ferry, Wales, associated with the town’s industrial and maritime heritage.
  • E. South Dock Entrance Lock
    South Dock Entrance Lock is a lock structure that provides controlled water access between South Dock and the surrounding waterways in the London Docklands.
  • F. None of above. chosen

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_69d8b9e940b081908b862bb0e6e89b0d completed April 10, 2026, 8:50 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e47152306c819086d483d87348db5d completed April 19, 2026, 6:08 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a022331e1388190b596c7867f1c5b60 completed May 11, 2026, 6:42 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a022661afd88190b57c338973571cb7 completed May 11, 2026, 6:56 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a022705b76481909f77bedfb9d5d30d completed May 11, 2026, 6:59 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:03 a.m.