Triple
T13529785
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edward William Nelson |
E323100
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object | United States Biological Survey |
E83176
|
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: United States Biological Survey | Statement: [Edward William Nelson, employer, United States Biological Survey]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States Biological Survey Context triple: [Edward William Nelson, employer, United States Biological Survey]
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A.
Bureau of Biological Survey
chosen
The Bureau of Biological Survey was a former U.S. government agency responsible for wildlife research, conservation, and regulation before its functions were absorbed into the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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B.
Plum Island Animal Disease Center
Plum Island Animal Disease Center is a high-security U.S. federal research facility dedicated to studying and diagnosing foreign animal diseases that threaten livestock and agriculture.
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C.
Biological Resources Division
The Biological Resources Division is a branch of the U.S. Geological Survey focused on researching and monitoring the nation’s biological resources, ecosystems, and biodiversity to inform conservation and management decisions.
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D.
Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
The Fish and Wildlife Research Institute is the research arm of Florida’s state wildlife agency, conducting scientific studies to support the conservation and management of the state’s fish and wildlife resources.
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E.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is a U.S. federal agency responsible for protecting animal health, plant health, and animal welfare, and for facilitating safe agricultural trade.
- 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_69d80766a21881909f21a1b7421d3b8a |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69dbafba2c308190873efd15dfe26358 |
completed | April 12, 2026, 2:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f7549fc5f881908691eb62c1f5a5d5 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 1:58 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:44 p.m.