Triple
T19062565
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lock CS20 |
E466569
|
entity |
| Predicate | category |
P87
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Locks on the New York State Canal System
Locks on the New York State Canal System are engineered structures that raise and lower boats along New York’s interconnected canals, including the Erie Canal, to accommodate changes in water level.
|
E1355708
|
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: Locks on the New York State Canal System | Statement: [Lock CS20, category, Locks on the New York State Canal System]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Locks on the New York State Canal System Context triple: [Lock CS20, category, Locks on the New York State Canal System]
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A.
Oswego Canal lock system
The Oswego Canal lock system is a series of navigation locks in New York State that enable vessels to travel between the Erie Canal and Lake Ontario by managing changes in water elevation.
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B.
Erie Canal Flight of Five Locks
The Erie Canal Flight of Five Locks is a historic series of canal locks in Lockport, New York, that dramatically raised and lowered boats along the Erie Canal and stands today as a prominent feat of 19th-century engineering.
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C.
Cayuga–Seneca Canal locks
The Cayuga–Seneca Canal locks are a series of navigation locks in New York State that connect Cayuga and Seneca Lakes to the Erie Canal, enabling boat traffic and water level management along the waterway.
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D.
Inland Waterway System of the United States
The Inland Waterway System of the United States is an extensive network of interconnected rivers, canals, and coastal routes that supports commercial shipping, recreation, and transportation across much of the country.
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E.
Ohio and Erie Canal locks
The Ohio and Erie Canal locks are historic canal structures built in the 19th century to raise and lower boats along the Ohio and Erie Canal, a major waterway that once linked Lake Erie with the Ohio River and spurred regional development.
- 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: Locks on the New York State Canal System Triple: [Lock CS20, category, Locks on the New York State Canal System]
Generated description
Locks on the New York State Canal System are engineered structures that raise and lower boats along New York’s interconnected canals, including the Erie Canal, to accommodate changes in water level.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Locks on the New York State Canal System Target entity description: Locks on the New York State Canal System are engineered structures that raise and lower boats along New York’s interconnected canals, including the Erie Canal, to accommodate changes in water level.
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A.
Oswego Canal lock system
The Oswego Canal lock system is a series of navigation locks in New York State that enable vessels to travel between the Erie Canal and Lake Ontario by managing changes in water elevation.
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B.
Erie Canal Flight of Five Locks
The Erie Canal Flight of Five Locks is a historic series of canal locks in Lockport, New York, that dramatically raised and lowered boats along the Erie Canal and stands today as a prominent feat of 19th-century engineering.
-
C.
Cayuga–Seneca Canal locks
The Cayuga–Seneca Canal locks are a series of navigation locks in New York State that connect Cayuga and Seneca Lakes to the Erie Canal, enabling boat traffic and water level management along the waterway.
-
D.
Inland Waterway System of the United States
The Inland Waterway System of the United States is an extensive network of interconnected rivers, canals, and coastal routes that supports commercial shipping, recreation, and transportation across much of the country.
-
E.
Ohio and Erie Canal locks
The Ohio and Erie Canal locks are historic canal structures built in the 19th century to raise and lower boats along the Ohio and Erie Canal, a major waterway that once linked Lake Erie with the Ohio River and spurred regional development.
- 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_69d8dd040fb881909af2a964f65ad208 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:20 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5e195ac048190a57b57e585d022d4 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 8:19 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a05c55dec9881908d56c270e538463d |
completed | May 14, 2026, 12:51 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a05c66f7efc8190859bf4ca53012d1d |
completed | May 14, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a05c6f11fd88190be6fd8c235e3d269 |
completed | May 14, 2026, 12:58 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 12:03 p.m.