Triple

T15172812
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Calais–St. Stephen border crossing E362529 entity
Predicate serves P98 FINISHED
Object Calais metropolitan area
The Calais metropolitan area is a cross-border urban region centered on Calais, Maine, and neighboring communities along the St. Croix River that functions as a key gateway between the United States and Canada.
E1145428 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: Calais metropolitan area | Statement: [Calais–St. Stephen border crossing, serves, Calais metropolitan area]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Calais metropolitan area
Context triple: [Calais–St. Stephen border crossing, serves, Calais metropolitan area]
  • A. Rouen metropolitan area
    The Rouen metropolitan area is an urban and economic hub in northern France centered on the historic city of Rouen along the Seine River.
  • B. Valenciennes metropolitan area
    The Valenciennes metropolitan area is an urban agglomeration in northern France centered on the city of Valenciennes, known for its industrial heritage and cultural institutions.
  • C. Reims metropolitan area
    The Reims metropolitan area is an urban agglomeration in northeastern France centered on the city of Reims, known for its historical cathedral and role in the Champagne wine region.
  • D. Le Havre urban area
    Le Havre urban area is a major French coastal conurbation centered on the port city of Le Havre, known for its maritime industry and post-war modernist architecture.
  • E. Nantes metropolitan area
    The Nantes metropolitan area is a major urban and economic region in western France centered on the city of Nantes and encompassing its surrounding suburbs and districts.
  • 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: Calais metropolitan area
Triple: [Calais–St. Stephen border crossing, serves, Calais metropolitan area]
Generated description
The Calais metropolitan area is a cross-border urban region centered on Calais, Maine, and neighboring communities along the St. Croix River that functions as a key gateway between the United States and Canada.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Calais metropolitan area
Target entity description: The Calais metropolitan area is a cross-border urban region centered on Calais, Maine, and neighboring communities along the St. Croix River that functions as a key gateway between the United States and Canada.
  • A. Rouen metropolitan area
    The Rouen metropolitan area is an urban and economic hub in northern France centered on the historic city of Rouen along the Seine River.
  • B. Valenciennes metropolitan area
    The Valenciennes metropolitan area is an urban agglomeration in northern France centered on the city of Valenciennes, known for its industrial heritage and cultural institutions.
  • C. Reims metropolitan area
    The Reims metropolitan area is an urban agglomeration in northeastern France centered on the city of Reims, known for its historical cathedral and role in the Champagne wine region.
  • D. Le Havre urban area
    Le Havre urban area is a major French coastal conurbation centered on the port city of Le Havre, known for its maritime industry and post-war modernist architecture.
  • E. Nantes metropolitan area
    The Nantes metropolitan area is a major urban and economic region in western France centered on the city of Nantes and encompassing its surrounding suburbs and districts.
  • 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_69d85a087b7c81908baa94a53dac8d68 completed April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e006501b488190a2ab09dbf1532571 completed April 15, 2026, 9:42 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fedd27f2f481909dc26889c973932e completed May 9, 2026, 7:07 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fedfa13fc88190a01cf179bcf0aef4 completed May 9, 2026, 7:17 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fee0f3a71c81909ce3f62df78cc47f completed May 9, 2026, 7:23 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:09 a.m.