Triple
T14435156
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Herne port |
E357939
|
entity |
| Predicate | connectedToWaterway |
P5565
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ruhr area canal network
The Ruhr area canal network is an extensive system of interconnected artificial waterways in Germany’s Ruhr region that supports heavy inland shipping, industry, and regional transport.
|
E1098450
|
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: Ruhr area canal network | Statement: [Herne port, connectedToWaterway, Ruhr area canal network]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ruhr area canal network Context triple: [Herne port, connectedToWaterway, Ruhr area canal network]
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A.
Wesel–Datteln Canal
The Wesel–Datteln Canal is a major artificial waterway in western Germany that connects the Rhine with the Dortmund–Ems Canal, serving as an important route for inland shipping and regional industry.
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B.
Weser–Datteln Canal
The Weser–Datteln Canal is a major German shipping canal that links the River Weser with the Ruhr area’s inland waterway network, facilitating industrial transport across northwestern Germany.
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C.
Rhine waterway system
The Rhine waterway system is an extensive network of interconnected rivers and canals in Western Europe that serves as a major corridor for inland shipping, trade, and transport across several countries.
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D.
Datteln-Hamm Canal
The Datteln-Hamm Canal is a major artificial waterway in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, that connects the Dortmund-Ems Canal at Datteln with the city of Hamm and supports regional inland shipping and industry.
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E.
Rhine–Herne Canal
The Rhine–Herne Canal is a major German shipping canal in the Ruhr area that links the Rhine River with the inland waterways of northern and eastern Germany, serving as an important industrial transport route.
- 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: Ruhr area canal network Triple: [Herne port, connectedToWaterway, Ruhr area canal network]
Generated description
The Ruhr area canal network is an extensive system of interconnected artificial waterways in Germany’s Ruhr region that supports heavy inland shipping, industry, and regional transport.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ruhr area canal network Target entity description: The Ruhr area canal network is an extensive system of interconnected artificial waterways in Germany’s Ruhr region that supports heavy inland shipping, industry, and regional transport.
-
A.
Wesel–Datteln Canal
The Wesel–Datteln Canal is a major artificial waterway in western Germany that connects the Rhine with the Dortmund–Ems Canal, serving as an important route for inland shipping and regional industry.
-
B.
Weser–Datteln Canal
The Weser–Datteln Canal is a major German shipping canal that links the River Weser with the Ruhr area’s inland waterway network, facilitating industrial transport across northwestern Germany.
-
C.
Rhine waterway system
The Rhine waterway system is an extensive network of interconnected rivers and canals in Western Europe that serves as a major corridor for inland shipping, trade, and transport across several countries.
-
D.
Datteln-Hamm Canal
The Datteln-Hamm Canal is a major artificial waterway in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, that connects the Dortmund-Ems Canal at Datteln with the city of Hamm and supports regional inland shipping and industry.
-
E.
Rhine–Herne Canal
The Rhine–Herne Canal is a major German shipping canal in the Ruhr area that links the Rhine River with the inland waterways of northern and eastern Germany, serving as an important industrial transport route.
- 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_69d8279402a88190821ffa39ae15bccf |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de9148cf4481909082cc91b2f76218 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 7:11 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fd5bd5b1d08190a89e6f004a94b361 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 3:43 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fd5ca8e36c8190873d0e2a82f62623 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 3:46 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fd5d46d974819085a43c51b414ff9a |
completed | May 8, 2026, 3:49 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:18 a.m.