Eurobalise
E788602
Eurobalise is a track-mounted transponder used in European railway signaling to transmit data to passing trains for control and safety purposes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eurobalise canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9269950 — 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: Eurobalise Context triple: [European Train Control System, hasComponent, Eurobalise]
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A.
Europa Reach
Europa Reach is a specific waterway or passage within the Douglas Channel system, likely serving as one of its navigable reaches along the British Columbia coast.
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B.
EGNOS
EGNOS is a European satellite-based augmentation system that improves the accuracy and reliability of GPS signals for aviation and other safety-critical applications.
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C.
Balsan
Balsan is a French surname most notably associated with Jacques Balsan, an industrialist and aviation pioneer linked to early 20th-century French high society.
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D.
Hexagone Balard
Hexagone Balard is the main defense complex in Paris that serves as the central hub for France’s Ministry of the Armed Forces and top military command.
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E.
Barum
Barum is a European tire manufacturer known for producing affordable, reliable tires, particularly popular in Central and Eastern Europe.
- 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: Eurobalise Target entity description: Eurobalise is a track-mounted transponder used in European railway signaling to transmit data to passing trains for control and safety purposes.
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A.
Europa Reach
Europa Reach is a specific waterway or passage within the Douglas Channel system, likely serving as one of its navigable reaches along the British Columbia coast.
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B.
EGNOS
EGNOS is a European satellite-based augmentation system that improves the accuracy and reliability of GPS signals for aviation and other safety-critical applications.
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C.
Balsan
Balsan is a French surname most notably associated with Jacques Balsan, an industrialist and aviation pioneer linked to early 20th-century French high society.
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D.
Hexagone Balard
Hexagone Balard is the main defense complex in Paris that serves as the central hub for France’s Ministry of the Armed Forces and top military command.
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E.
Barum
Barum is a European tire manufacturer known for producing affordable, reliable tires, particularly popular in Central and Eastern Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
balise
ⓘ
railway signalling equipment ⓘ track-mounted transponder ⓘ |
| abbreviation | EB ⓘ |
| communicationDirection | track-to-train ⓘ |
| communicationMethod | inductive coupling ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
ETCS Level 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ETCS Level 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ ETCS Level 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Lineside Electronic Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataFormat | structured telegram ⓘ |
| definedInStandard |
Subset-036
ⓘ
Subset-085 ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Eurobalise telegram
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
balise antenna ⓘ balise electronics unit ⓘ |
| installedAs |
controlled balise
ⓘ
fixed balise ⓘ |
| introducedFor | interoperable European rail traffic ⓘ |
| mountedOn | railway track ⓘ |
| operatesAtFrequency | 27.095 MHz ⓘ |
| ownedBy | UNISIG members (specification) ⓘ |
| partOf | European Train Control System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSupply | inductive from train antenna ⓘ |
| powerType | passive ⓘ |
| providesInformation |
gradient profile
ⓘ
location reference ⓘ movement authority ⓘ speed restrictions ⓘ track conditions ⓘ |
| replaces | national balise systems ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | European Railway Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardizedIn | ETCS specifications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsTelegramType |
long telegram
GENERATED
ⓘ
short telegram GENERATED ⓘ |
| telegramLength |
1023 bits
ⓘ
341 bits ⓘ |
| transmitsTo |
on-board ETCS equipment
ⓘ
passing trains ⓘ |
| usedFor |
railway safety
ⓘ
train control ⓘ train protection ⓘ |
| usedIn | European railway signalling ⓘ |
| usedWith |
Euroloop
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
GSM-R NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Eurobalise Description of subject: Eurobalise is a track-mounted transponder used in European railway signaling to transmit data to passing trains for control and safety purposes.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.