Triple

T20251910
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Preston Branch E498576 entity
Predicate region P40 FINISHED
Object Lancashire canal network
The Lancashire canal network is an interconnected system of navigable waterways in Lancashire, England, historically used for transporting goods and now popular for leisure boating and recreation.
 E1421283 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: Lancashire canal network | Statement: [Preston Branch, region, Lancashire canal network]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Lancashire canal network
Context triple: [Preston Branch, region, Lancashire canal network]
  • A. Cheshire canal network
    The Cheshire canal network is an interconnected system of historic canals in Cheshire, England, that supported regional trade and transport during the Industrial Revolution and now serves leisure boating and tourism.
  • B. Leeds and Liverpool Canal
    The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a major historic waterway in Northern England that links the cities of Leeds and Liverpool, passing through Lancashire and serving as an important route for industrial transport during the Industrial Revolution.
  • C. Midlands canal network
    The Midlands canal network is an interconnected system of historic inland waterways in central England that played a key role in the region’s industrial transport and trade.
  • D. Trent and Mersey Canal
    The Trent and Mersey Canal is a historic English waterway running across the Midlands, built in the 18th century to link the River Trent with the River Mersey and support industrial transport, particularly for pottery and other goods.
  • E. Lancaster Canal
    Lancaster Canal is a historic English waterway in North West England, renowned for its lock-free main line and scenic rural route that supported regional trade during the Industrial Revolution.
  • 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: Lancashire canal network
Triple: [Preston Branch, region, Lancashire canal network]
Generated description
The Lancashire canal network is an interconnected system of navigable waterways in Lancashire, England, historically used for transporting goods and now popular for leisure boating and recreation.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Lancashire canal network
Target entity description: The Lancashire canal network is an interconnected system of navigable waterways in Lancashire, England, historically used for transporting goods and now popular for leisure boating and recreation.
  • A. Cheshire canal network
    The Cheshire canal network is an interconnected system of historic canals in Cheshire, England, that supported regional trade and transport during the Industrial Revolution and now serves leisure boating and tourism.
  • B. Leeds and Liverpool Canal
    The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a major historic waterway in Northern England that links the cities of Leeds and Liverpool, passing through Lancashire and serving as an important route for industrial transport during the Industrial Revolution.
  • C. Midlands canal network
    The Midlands canal network is an interconnected system of historic inland waterways in central England that played a key role in the region’s industrial transport and trade.
  • D. Trent and Mersey Canal
    The Trent and Mersey Canal is a historic English waterway running across the Midlands, built in the 18th century to link the River Trent with the River Mersey and support industrial transport, particularly for pottery and other goods.
  • E. Lancaster Canal
    Lancaster Canal is a historic English waterway in North West England, renowned for its lock-free main line and scenic rural route that supported regional trade during the Industrial Revolution.
  • 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_69da6274c58c81909c646eabed6f4f30 completed April 11, 2026, 3:02 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e673a8b8488190b344df7a65f59684 completed April 20, 2026, 6:42 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0855262c548190b5f6102b4e6e01a6 completed May 16, 2026, 11:29 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0856ac50e081909c8bc737e4fe6e56 completed May 16, 2026, 11:36 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a085746f2f08190a703a832f5867c7b completed May 16, 2026, 11:38 a.m.
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:41 p.m.