Triple

T14040277
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Pontivy E337826 entity
Predicate crossedBy P416 FINISHED
Object Nantes–Brest canal
The Nantes–Brest canal is a historic inland waterway in western France that links the cities of Nantes and Brest via a network of rivers, locks, and man-made channels.
E1081083 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: Nantes–Brest canal | Statement: [Pontivy, crossedBy, Nantes–Brest canal]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nantes–Brest canal
Context triple: [Pontivy, crossedBy, Nantes–Brest canal]
  • A. Canal de la Marque
    Canal de la Marque is a French inland waterway in the Nord department that forms part of the regional canal system linking local rivers and industrial areas.
  • B. Canal de la Sensée
    Canal de la Sensée is a navigable waterway in northern France that forms part of the regional canal network linking major rivers and facilitating inland transport.
  • C. Canal des Deux Mers
    The Canal des Deux Mers is a historic French waterway system linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea via interconnected canals and rivers.
  • D. Canal de la Robine
    The Canal de la Robine is a historic waterway in southern France that links Narbonne to the Aude River and the Canal du Midi, forming part of the region’s inland navigation network.
  • E. Canal de la Deûle
    Canal de la Deûle is a navigable waterway in northern France that forms part of the regional canal network connecting the Deûle River to major industrial and urban centers such as Lille.
  • 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: Nantes–Brest canal
Triple: [Pontivy, crossedBy, Nantes–Brest canal]
Generated description
The Nantes–Brest canal is a historic inland waterway in western France that links the cities of Nantes and Brest via a network of rivers, locks, and man-made channels.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nantes–Brest canal
Target entity description: The Nantes–Brest canal is a historic inland waterway in western France that links the cities of Nantes and Brest via a network of rivers, locks, and man-made channels.
  • A. Canal de la Marque
    Canal de la Marque is a French inland waterway in the Nord department that forms part of the regional canal system linking local rivers and industrial areas.
  • B. Canal de la Sensée
    Canal de la Sensée is a navigable waterway in northern France that forms part of the regional canal network linking major rivers and facilitating inland transport.
  • C. Canal des Deux Mers
    The Canal des Deux Mers is a historic French waterway system linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea via interconnected canals and rivers.
  • D. Canal de la Robine
    The Canal de la Robine is a historic waterway in southern France that links Narbonne to the Aude River and the Canal du Midi, forming part of the region’s inland navigation network.
  • E. Canal de la Deûle
    Canal de la Deûle is a navigable waterway in northern France that forms part of the regional canal network connecting the Deûle River to major industrial and urban centers such as Lille.
  • 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_69d81c664e48819088cbd8f433aeffe5 completed April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69de30ee374081908b6b5e8f81dd90f2 completed April 14, 2026, 12:20 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fcdef7a6d881909297d74ae60f7681 completed May 7, 2026, 6:50 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fce0b657d48190bad13a2b47e7f7d4 completed May 7, 2026, 6:57 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fce164e3d48190b35a7019deada72c completed May 7, 2026, 7 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:20 p.m.