Triple

T10780590
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject DME E254308 entity
Predicate fullName P16 FINISHED
Object Distance Measuring Equipment
Distance Measuring Equipment is an aviation radio navigation system that provides pilots with the slant range distance between an aircraft and a ground-based transponder station.
E886369 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: Distance Measuring Equipment | Statement: [DME, fullName, Distance Measuring Equipment]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Distance Measuring Equipment
Context triple: [DME, fullName, Distance Measuring Equipment]
  • A. TACAN
    TACAN is a military tactical air navigation system that provides aircraft with precise bearing and distance information to a ground station.
  • B. Non-Directional Beacons
    Non-directional beacons are ground-based radio transmitters that emit signals in all directions to help aircraft determine their bearing and navigate, especially in low-visibility conditions.
  • C. GBAS (Ground-Based Augmentation System)
    GBAS (Ground-Based Augmentation System) is an advanced navigation aid that enhances GPS signals at airports to provide highly accurate, reliable guidance for precision aircraft approaches and landings.
  • D. LORAN
    LORAN is a long-range terrestrial radio navigation system originally developed for maritime and aviation positioning before the advent of satellite-based GPS.
  • E. Knickebein radio navigation system
    The Knickebein radio navigation system was a World War II German Luftwaffe beam-guidance technology used to direct bombers accurately to their targets at night and in poor visibility.
  • 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: Distance Measuring Equipment
Triple: [DME, fullName, Distance Measuring Equipment]
Generated description
Distance Measuring Equipment is an aviation radio navigation system that provides pilots with the slant range distance between an aircraft and a ground-based transponder station.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Distance Measuring Equipment
Target entity description: Distance Measuring Equipment is an aviation radio navigation system that provides pilots with the slant range distance between an aircraft and a ground-based transponder station.
  • A. TACAN
    TACAN is a military tactical air navigation system that provides aircraft with precise bearing and distance information to a ground station.
  • B. Non-Directional Beacons
    Non-directional beacons are ground-based radio transmitters that emit signals in all directions to help aircraft determine their bearing and navigate, especially in low-visibility conditions.
  • C. GBAS (Ground-Based Augmentation System)
    GBAS (Ground-Based Augmentation System) is an advanced navigation aid that enhances GPS signals at airports to provide highly accurate, reliable guidance for precision aircraft approaches and landings.
  • D. LORAN
    LORAN is a long-range terrestrial radio navigation system originally developed for maritime and aviation positioning before the advent of satellite-based GPS.
  • E. Knickebein radio navigation system
    The Knickebein radio navigation system was a World War II German Luftwaffe beam-guidance technology used to direct bombers accurately to their targets at night and in poor visibility.
  • 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_69d6aa609f008190a294200aefcb7bd5 completed April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d732c384bc81908f503f3a2e0503a4 completed April 9, 2026, 5:01 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69de55fbfc70819098eb40cf0d1b9e8c completed April 14, 2026, 2:58 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69de5eacae148190b7ca2da87427572e completed April 14, 2026, 3:35 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69de6397ff688190b6788489895a5360 completed April 14, 2026, 3:56 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:17 p.m.