Triple

T21921009
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject LAC-144 region E541313 entity
Predicate cartographicAuthority P32862 FINISHED
Object U.S. Defense Mapping Agency (historical LAC series producer)
The U.S. Defense Mapping Agency was a former United States government organization responsible for producing and managing military mapping, charting, and geospatial intelligence products worldwide.
E1507316 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: U.S. Defense Mapping Agency (historical LAC series producer) | Statement: [LAC-144 region, cartographicAuthority, U.S. Defense Mapping Agency (historical LAC series producer)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: U.S. Defense Mapping Agency (historical LAC series producer)
Context triple: [LAC-144 region, cartographicAuthority, U.S. Defense Mapping Agency (historical LAC series producer)]
  • A. Federal Topographic Bureau
    The Federal Topographic Bureau is a Swiss governmental cartographic agency responsible for producing official topographic maps and geographic data for Switzerland.
  • B. National Collection of Aerial Photography
    The National Collection of Aerial Photography is a major archive preserving and providing access to historic and contemporary aerial imagery, particularly of Scotland and the UK.
  • C. Map and Imagery Laboratory
    The Map and Imagery Laboratory is a specialized unit of the UCSB Library that provides access to extensive collections of maps, aerial photographs, and other geospatial imagery for research and teaching.
  • D. Mapping and Geodesy Branch
    The Mapping and Geodesy Branch is a technical division of the Philippines’ National Mapping and Resource Information Authority responsible for geodetic surveys, map production, and maintaining the national geodetic control network.
  • E. USGS National Map
    The USGS National Map is a collaborative, online mapping platform that provides public access to high-quality, nationwide geospatial data and services for visualization, analysis, and download.
  • 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: U.S. Defense Mapping Agency (historical LAC series producer)
Triple: [LAC-144 region, cartographicAuthority, U.S. Defense Mapping Agency (historical LAC series producer)]
Generated description
The U.S. Defense Mapping Agency was a former United States government organization responsible for producing and managing military mapping, charting, and geospatial intelligence products worldwide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: U.S. Defense Mapping Agency (historical LAC series producer)
Target entity description: The U.S. Defense Mapping Agency was a former United States government organization responsible for producing and managing military mapping, charting, and geospatial intelligence products worldwide.
  • A. Federal Topographic Bureau
    The Federal Topographic Bureau is a Swiss governmental cartographic agency responsible for producing official topographic maps and geographic data for Switzerland.
  • B. National Collection of Aerial Photography
    The National Collection of Aerial Photography is a major archive preserving and providing access to historic and contemporary aerial imagery, particularly of Scotland and the UK.
  • C. Map and Imagery Laboratory
    The Map and Imagery Laboratory is a specialized unit of the UCSB Library that provides access to extensive collections of maps, aerial photographs, and other geospatial imagery for research and teaching.
  • D. Mapping and Geodesy Branch
    The Mapping and Geodesy Branch is a technical division of the Philippines’ National Mapping and Resource Information Authority responsible for geodetic surveys, map production, and maintaining the national geodetic control network.
  • E. USGS National Map
    The USGS National Map is a collaborative, online mapping platform that provides public access to high-quality, nationwide geospatial data and services for visualization, analysis, and download.
  • 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_69e0c47c4b9c8190a5586a75f5f36453 completed April 16, 2026, 11:14 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f1233af5a481908072c7c928e065ad completed April 28, 2026, 9:14 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0a5a1679888190a344089520993127 completed May 18, 2026, 12:15 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0a5b0d434481909d2d011c2449bf69 completed May 18, 2026, 12:19 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0a5ba4fb5c8190994938f704603690 completed May 18, 2026, 12:21 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 7:45 p.m.