STEP
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STEP is a U.S. Department of State program that allows American citizens and nationals traveling or living abroad to register their trip with embassies and consulates for safety updates and assistance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| STEP canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3571965 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: STEP Context triple: [Smart Traveler Enrollment Program, abbreviation, STEP]
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A.
In Step
"In Step" is a 1989 blues-rock album by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, widely regarded as one of Vaughan's finest and most mature works, reflecting his recovery from addiction.
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B.
Steps
Steps is a British pop group known for their catchy dance-pop hits and choreographed performances, particularly popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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C.
Step by Step
"Step by Step" is a 1990 pop song by New Kids on the Block that became one of their biggest hits and a defining track of early ’90s teen pop.
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D.
Leap
Leap is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter James Bay, showcasing his blend of soulful pop-rock and introspective songwriting.
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E.
STE
STE is the vehicle registration code assigned to the district of Lichtenfels in Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: STEP Target entity description: STEP is a U.S. Department of State program that allows American citizens and nationals traveling or living abroad to register their trip with embassies and consulates for safety updates and assistance.
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A.
In Step
"In Step" is a 1989 blues-rock album by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, widely regarded as one of Vaughan's finest and most mature works, reflecting his recovery from addiction.
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B.
Steps
Steps is a British pop group known for their catchy dance-pop hits and choreographed performances, particularly popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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C.
Step by Step
"Step by Step" is a 1990 pop song by New Kids on the Block that became one of their biggest hits and a defining track of early ’90s teen pop.
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D.
Leap
Leap is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter James Bay, showcasing his blend of soulful pop-rock and introspective songwriting.
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E.
STE
STE is the vehicle registration code assigned to the district of Lichtenfels in Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. government program
ⓘ
travel registration program ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Bureau of Consular Affairs
ⓘ
United States Department of State ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of State
|
| availability |
accessible worldwide via internet
ⓘ
online registration ⓘ |
| cost | free of charge ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataCollected |
emergency contact details
ⓘ
overseas address ⓘ travel itinerary ⓘ traveler contact information ⓘ |
| eligibility |
U.S. citizens residing abroad
ⓘ
U.S. citizens traveling abroad ⓘ certain non-U.S. nationals traveling with U.S. citizens ⓘ |
| focusArea |
emergency preparedness for U.S. citizens abroad
ⓘ
traveler safety ⓘ |
| fullName |
Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) for U.S. citizens
ⓘ
surface form:
Smart Traveler Enrollment Program
|
| hasWebsite | https://step.state.gov ⓘ |
| isVoluntary | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States Department of State
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of State
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| provides |
SMS security updates in some cases
ⓘ
alerts about civil unrest ⓘ alerts about health and disease outbreaks ⓘ alerts about natural disasters ⓘ alerts about terrorism-related incidents ⓘ email security updates ⓘ information on changes in local security conditions ⓘ information on embassy or consulate closures ⓘ |
| purpose |
enable targeted travel alerts and warnings
ⓘ
facilitate assistance from U.S. embassies and consulates during emergencies ⓘ improve crisis response for U.S. citizens overseas ⓘ maintain contact information for U.S. citizens abroad ⓘ provide safety and security updates to U.S. travelers abroad ⓘ |
| registrationMethod |
account-based enrollment
ⓘ
online form submission ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Crisis Management and Response System of the U.S. Department of State
ⓘ
U.S. consular services ⓘ travel advisories ⓘ |
| sector | foreign affairs ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
U.S. citizens
ⓘ
U.S. lawful permanent residents ⓘ U.S. nationals ⓘ U.S. nationals living abroad ⓘ U.S. nationals traveling abroad ⓘ |
| usedBy |
U.S. consulates
ⓘ
U.S. embassies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coordinating evacuation or emergency assistance
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locating U.S. citizens during crises abroad ⓘ sending targeted messages to affected U.S. citizens ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: STEP Description of subject: STEP is a U.S. Department of State program that allows American citizens and nationals traveling or living abroad to register their trip with embassies and consulates for safety updates and assistance.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Smart Traveler Enrollment Program