Triple

T1221369

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Josiah Whitney	`E26228`	entity
Predicate	notableWork	`P4`	FINISHED
Object	Geological Survey of California The Geological Survey of California was a pioneering 19th-century scientific survey that systematically studied and mapped California’s geology, mineral resources, and natural history under state sponsorship.	`E139472`	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: Geological Survey of California | Statement: [Josiah Whitney, notableWork, Geological Survey of California]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Geological Survey of California
Context triple: [Josiah Whitney, notableWork, Geological Survey of California]

A. Berkeley Seismological Laboratory
The Berkeley Seismological Laboratory is a research and monitoring center at UC Berkeley dedicated to studying earthquakes and Earth’s interior through seismology.
B. United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a U.S. government scientific agency that studies and monitors natural resources and natural hazards such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and water resources.
C. California State Lands Commission
The California State Lands Commission is a state agency that manages and protects California’s publicly owned lands and resources, including tidelands, submerged lands, and the beds of navigable waterways.
D. Geophysical Service Incorporated
Geophysical Service Incorporated was an early geophysical exploration company that evolved into Texas Instruments, playing a foundational role in the development of modern electronics and semiconductor technology.
E. USGS California Volcano Observatory
The USGS California Volcano Observatory is a United States Geological Survey center responsible for monitoring and studying volcanic activity in California to assess hazards and support public safety and emergency planning.
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: Geological Survey of California
Triple: [Josiah Whitney, notableWork, Geological Survey of California]

Generated description

The Geological Survey of California was a pioneering 19th-century scientific survey that systematically studied and mapped California’s geology, mineral resources, and natural history under state sponsorship.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Geological Survey of California
Target entity description: The Geological Survey of California was a pioneering 19th-century scientific survey that systematically studied and mapped California’s geology, mineral resources, and natural history under state sponsorship.

A. Berkeley Seismological Laboratory
The Berkeley Seismological Laboratory is a research and monitoring center at UC Berkeley dedicated to studying earthquakes and Earth’s interior through seismology.
B. United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a U.S. government scientific agency that studies and monitors natural resources and natural hazards such as earthquakes, volcanoes, and water resources.
C. California State Lands Commission
The California State Lands Commission is a state agency that manages and protects California’s publicly owned lands and resources, including tidelands, submerged lands, and the beds of navigable waterways.
D. Geophysical Service Incorporated
Geophysical Service Incorporated was an early geophysical exploration company that evolved into Texas Instruments, playing a foundational role in the development of modern electronics and semiconductor technology.
E. USGS California Volcano Observatory
The USGS California Volcano Observatory is a United States Geological Survey center responsible for monitoring and studying volcanic activity in California to assess hazards and support public safety and emergency planning.
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_69a49484688c8190a1bf285eb396a8b6`	completed	March 1, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69a4be206c108190bb8a5d44fc516c98`	completed	March 1, 2026, 10:30 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69ac832508c881908ea01e0b7c7e53eb`	completed	March 7, 2026, 7:57 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69ac83e914b88190b689995a3c38d6cf`	completed	March 7, 2026, 8 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69ac8461940c819088359a448171455e`	completed	March 7, 2026, 8:02 p.m.

Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:47 p.m.