Triple
T15171139
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Brandon Road Lock and Dam |
E362487
|
entity |
| Predicate | partOf |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Illinois Waterway navigation system |
E73921
|
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: Illinois Waterway navigation system | Statement: [Brandon Road Lock and Dam, partOf, Illinois Waterway navigation system]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Illinois Waterway navigation system Context triple: [Brandon Road Lock and Dam, partOf, Illinois Waterway navigation system]
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A.
Illinois Waterway system
chosen
The Illinois Waterway system is a network of rivers, canals, and locks in Illinois that provides a vital navigable link between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River.
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B.
Inland Waterway System of the United States
The Inland Waterway System of the United States is an extensive network of interconnected rivers, canals, and coastal routes that supports commercial shipping, recreation, and transportation across much of the country.
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C.
McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System
The McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System is a major inland waterway project that transforms the Arkansas River and connected channels into a navigable route for commercial shipping between the Midwest and the Gulf of Mexico.
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D.
Illinois and Michigan Canal
The Illinois and Michigan Canal is a historic 19th-century waterway in Illinois that linked the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River system, playing a crucial role in the region’s economic development and westward expansion.
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E.
Chicago Area Waterway System
The Chicago Area Waterway System is an interconnected network of rivers, canals, and channels in and around Chicago that manages navigation, flood control, and wastewater conveyance between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River basin.
- 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_69d85a087b7c81908baa94a53dac8d68 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e0064ec56481909f11fa6e5686f076 |
completed | April 15, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fee5e664b081909ef4b6a76976847f |
completed | May 9, 2026, 7:44 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:08 a.m.