Triple

T18764318
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Shediac E458853 entity
Predicate usedBy P260 FINISHED
Object Imperial Airways flying boats
Imperial Airways flying boats were large British seaplanes operated by Imperial Airways on long-distance transatlantic and empire routes during the 1930s and early 1940s.
E890768 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: Imperial Airways flying boats | Statement: [Shediac, usedBy, Imperial Airways flying boats]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Imperial Airways flying boats
Context triple: [Shediac, usedBy, Imperial Airways flying boats]
  • A. Short S.30 Empire flying boat
    The Short S.30 Empire flying boat was a British long-range, four-engine seaplane of the 1930s–40s used primarily for intercontinental passenger and mail services.
  • B. Sunderland flying boat
    The Sunderland flying boat was a British four-engined maritime patrol and anti-submarine aircraft widely used during World War II for long-range ocean reconnaissance and convoy protection.
  • C. Gloster IV seaplane
    The Gloster IV seaplane was a British racing floatplane of the 1920s designed for high-speed competition in events such as the Schneider Trophy.
  • D. Bristol Britannia
    The Bristol Britannia was a British medium-to-long-range turboprop airliner of the 1950s and 1960s, noted for its quiet, efficient performance and use on transatlantic routes.
  • E. Boeing 314 Clipper
    The Boeing 314 Clipper was a large long-range flying boat airliner of the late 1930s and early 1940s, renowned for its luxurious transoceanic passenger service and pivotal role in pioneering international commercial air travel.
  • 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: Imperial Airways flying boats
Triple: [Shediac, usedBy, Imperial Airways flying boats]
Generated description
Imperial Airways flying boats were large British seaplanes operated by Imperial Airways on long-distance transatlantic and empire routes during the 1930s and early 1940s.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Imperial Airways flying boats
Target entity description: Imperial Airways flying boats were large British seaplanes operated by Imperial Airways on long-distance transatlantic and empire routes during the 1930s and early 1940s.
  • A. Short S.30 Empire flying boat chosen
    The Short S.30 Empire flying boat was a British long-range, four-engine seaplane of the 1930s–40s used primarily for intercontinental passenger and mail services.
  • B. Sunderland flying boat
    The Sunderland flying boat was a British four-engined maritime patrol and anti-submarine aircraft widely used during World War II for long-range ocean reconnaissance and convoy protection.
  • C. Gloster IV seaplane
    The Gloster IV seaplane was a British racing floatplane of the 1920s designed for high-speed competition in events such as the Schneider Trophy.
  • D. Bristol Britannia
    The Bristol Britannia was a British medium-to-long-range turboprop airliner of the 1950s and 1960s, noted for its quiet, efficient performance and use on transatlantic routes.
  • E. Boeing 314 Clipper
    The Boeing 314 Clipper was a large long-range flying boat airliner of the late 1930s and early 1940s, renowned for its luxurious transoceanic passenger service and pivotal role in pioneering international commercial air travel.
  • 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_69d8d395dba0819087568404508590cb completed April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e58d82297c81909f720e2637cec737 completed April 20, 2026, 2:20 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a053d407b0c819090e6d66430db4a39 completed May 14, 2026, 3:10 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a053df532c48190b153dd9f790f1cc8 completed May 14, 2026, 3:13 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0541e2d4008190a8beb79812ccf485 completed May 14, 2026, 3:30 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:52 a.m.