Triple

T10892979
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Colorado Department of Transportation E257228 entity
Predicate hasDivision P35 FINISHED
Object Division of Highway Maintenance (CDOT)
The Division of Highway Maintenance (CDOT) is the branch of the Colorado Department of Transportation responsible for maintaining and preserving the state’s highway infrastructure, including roadways, bridges, and related facilities.
 E257228 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Division of Highway Maintenance (CDOT) | Statement: [Colorado Department of Transportation, hasDivision, Division of Highway Maintenance (CDOT)]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Division of Highway Maintenance (CDOT)
Context triple: [Colorado Department of Transportation, hasDivision, Division of Highway Maintenance (CDOT)]
  • A. Colorado Department of Transportation
    The Colorado Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Colorado’s highway and transportation infrastructure.
  • B. Division of Operations (ODOT)
    The Division of Operations (ODOT) is the branch of the Ohio Department of Transportation responsible for managing and maintaining the state’s transportation infrastructure and day-to-day roadway operations.
  • C. WYDOT
    WYDOT is the state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Wyoming’s transportation infrastructure, including highways and related services.
  • D. CDOT
    CDOT is the municipal agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Chicago’s transportation infrastructure, including streets, sidewalks, and traffic systems.
  • E. CDOT
    CDOT is the Connecticut Department of Transportation, the state agency responsible for overseeing and operating Connecticut’s transportation infrastructure and services, including rail operations.
  • 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: Division of Highway Maintenance (CDOT)
Target entity description: The Division of Highway Maintenance (CDOT) is the branch of the Colorado Department of Transportation responsible for maintaining and preserving the state’s highway infrastructure, including roadways, bridges, and related facilities.
  • A. Colorado Department of Transportation chosen
    The Colorado Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Colorado’s highway and transportation infrastructure.
  • B. Division of Operations (ODOT)
    The Division of Operations (ODOT) is the branch of the Ohio Department of Transportation responsible for managing and maintaining the state’s transportation infrastructure and day-to-day roadway operations.
  • C. WYDOT
    WYDOT is the state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Wyoming’s transportation infrastructure, including highways and related services.
  • D. CDOT
    CDOT is the municipal agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Chicago’s transportation infrastructure, including streets, sidewalks, and traffic systems.
  • E. CDOT
    CDOT is the Connecticut Department of Transportation, the state agency responsible for overseeing and operating Connecticut’s transportation infrastructure and services, including rail operations.
  • F. None of above.

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Division of Highway Maintenance (CDOT)
Triple: [Colorado Department of Transportation, hasDivision, Division of Highway Maintenance (CDOT)]
Generated description
The Division of Highway Maintenance (CDOT) is the branch of the Colorado Department of Transportation responsible for maintaining and preserving the state’s highway infrastructure, including roadways, bridges, and related facilities.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d6aa8550c8819095508a2ed9acf3db elicitation completed
NER batch_69d75d0089e48190be7a971c2d4f42c2 ner completed
NED1 batch_69e216b417bc8190b35477e9d363a289 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69e21f09be508190a7c497a7680cb59e ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69e21d860d288190855ffbe60df50df9 nedg completed
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:21 p.m.