Triple

T19800038
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Erie Canal Lock E-6 E475647 entity
Predicate navigationSystem P8170 FINISHED
Object Erie Canal navigation system
The Erie Canal navigation system is the integrated network of locks, channels, and control structures that manages vessel movement and water levels along New York State’s historic Erie Canal.
E17968 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: Erie Canal navigation system | Statement: [Erie Canal Lock E-6, navigationSystem, Erie Canal navigation system]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Erie Canal navigation system
Context triple: [Erie Canal Lock E-6, navigationSystem, Erie Canal navigation system]
  • A. New York State Canal System
    The New York State Canal System is a network of interconnected canals and waterways in New York that evolved from historic routes like the Erie Canal and now supports recreation, tourism, and limited commercial navigation.
  • B. Ohio and Erie Canal
    The Ohio and Erie Canal was a 19th-century waterway in Ohio that linked Lake Erie to the Ohio River, spurring economic growth and the development of cities such as Akron.
  • C. St. Lawrence canals system
    The St. Lawrence canals system was a network of navigation canals built along the St. Lawrence River to bypass rapids and facilitate commercial shipping between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.
  • D. 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.
  • E. Holyoke Canal System
    The Holyoke Canal System is a historic network of industrial power canals in Holyoke, Massachusetts, built in the 19th century to harness the Connecticut River for manufacturing and mill operations.
  • 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: Erie Canal navigation system
Triple: [Erie Canal Lock E-6, navigationSystem, Erie Canal navigation system]
Generated description
The Erie Canal navigation system is the integrated network of locks, channels, and control structures that manages vessel movement and water levels along New York State’s historic Erie Canal.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Erie Canal navigation system
Target entity description: The Erie Canal navigation system is the integrated network of locks, channels, and control structures that manages vessel movement and water levels along New York State’s historic Erie Canal.
  • A. New York State Canal System chosen
    The New York State Canal System is a network of interconnected canals and waterways in New York that evolved from historic routes like the Erie Canal and now supports recreation, tourism, and limited commercial navigation.
  • B. Ohio and Erie Canal
    The Ohio and Erie Canal was a 19th-century waterway in Ohio that linked Lake Erie to the Ohio River, spurring economic growth and the development of cities such as Akron.
  • C. St. Lawrence canals system
    The St. Lawrence canals system was a network of navigation canals built along the St. Lawrence River to bypass rapids and facilitate commercial shipping between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.
  • D. 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.
  • E. Holyoke Canal System
    The Holyoke Canal System is a historic network of industrial power canals in Holyoke, Massachusetts, built in the 19th century to harness the Connecticut River for manufacturing and mill operations.
  • 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_69d8e51bc4208190a1c57d8c5d1b15e4 completed April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e653cb865c81909696d2b37476f62f completed April 20, 2026, 4:26 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0b4de0dec48190a74ccdef29499dfb completed May 18, 2026, 5:35 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0b4f6389988190ad3772c081d74dac completed May 18, 2026, 5:41 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0b500dd6d08190876c8ea69f53dec0 completed May 18, 2026, 5:44 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:49 p.m.