Triple
T13123161
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thunder Bay (Lake Superior) |
E311775
|
entity |
| Predicate | isPartOfRoute |
P6309
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Great Lakes shipping lanes |
E113397
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Great Lakes shipping lanes | Statement: [Thunder Bay (Lake Superior), isPartOfRoute, Great Lakes shipping lanes]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Lakes shipping lanes Context triple: [Thunder Bay (Lake Superior), isPartOfRoute, Great Lakes shipping lanes]
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A.
Great Lakes waterway
chosen
The Great Lakes waterway is a system of natural and artificial channels that enables commercial and recreational navigation between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean via the Saint Lawrence River.
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B.
Lake Erie coastal transportation corridor
The Lake Erie coastal transportation corridor is a major travel and commerce route that runs along Ohio’s Lake Erie shoreline, linking key coastal communities, ports, and recreational areas.
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C.
Great Lakes port system
The Great Lakes port system is a network of interconnected commercial and industrial ports on the North American Great Lakes that supports regional and international shipping, trade, and transportation.
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D.
St. Marys River–Lake Superior shipping route
The St. Marys River–Lake Superior shipping route is a major Great Lakes navigation corridor connecting Lake Superior to the lower lakes, heavily used by commercial freighters and regulated for safe passage through locks and narrow channels.
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E.
Keweenaw Waterway
The Keweenaw Waterway is a navigable canal and natural waterway system in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that cuts across the Keweenaw Peninsula, connecting Lake Superior’s north and south shores.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d806a9fe888190b081e2d9ea665d6c |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d9819840b881909b76022b4c4dcaed |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:02 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6e289462c8190b1625a26f019d744 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 5:52 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:07 p.m.