Triple

T15849078

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (University of Minnesota)	`E384288`	entity
Predicate	collaboratesWith	`P37`	FINISHED
Object	Large Lakes Observatory (University of Minnesota Duluth) The Large Lakes Observatory at the University of Minnesota Duluth is a research center dedicated to the scientific study of large lakes around the world, focusing on their geology, chemistry, biology, and climate interactions.	`E1179276`	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: Large Lakes Observatory (University of Minnesota Duluth) | Statement: [Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (University of Minnesota), collaboratesWith, Large Lakes Observatory (University of Minnesota Duluth)]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Large Lakes Observatory (University of Minnesota Duluth)
Context triple: [Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (University of Minnesota), collaboratesWith, Large Lakes Observatory (University of Minnesota Duluth)]

A. Lake Superior Field Station
Lake Superior Field Station is a research facility focused on studying the ecology, water quality, and environmental dynamics of Lake Superior and the surrounding Great Lakes region.
B. University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for Limnology
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for Limnology is a leading research institute focused on the ecology, management, and conservation of freshwater lakes and other inland waters.
C. Great Lakes Research Center
The Great Lakes Research Center is a multidisciplinary research facility at Michigan Technological University focused on advancing science, engineering, and policy related to the Great Lakes and freshwater systems.
D. Lake Michigan Field Station
Lake Michigan Field Station is a research facility focused on studying the environmental conditions and ecosystems of Lake Michigan as part of the Great Lakes research network.
E. Lake Erie Field Station
Lake Erie Field Station is a research facility focused on studying the ecology, water quality, and environmental dynamics of Lake Erie within the Great Lakes system.
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: Large Lakes Observatory (University of Minnesota Duluth)
Triple: [Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (University of Minnesota), collaboratesWith, Large Lakes Observatory (University of Minnesota Duluth)]

Generated description

The Large Lakes Observatory at the University of Minnesota Duluth is a research center dedicated to the scientific study of large lakes around the world, focusing on their geology, chemistry, biology, and climate interactions.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Large Lakes Observatory (University of Minnesota Duluth)
Target entity description: The Large Lakes Observatory at the University of Minnesota Duluth is a research center dedicated to the scientific study of large lakes around the world, focusing on their geology, chemistry, biology, and climate interactions.

A. Lake Superior Field Station
Lake Superior Field Station is a research facility focused on studying the ecology, water quality, and environmental dynamics of Lake Superior and the surrounding Great Lakes region.
B. University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for Limnology
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for Limnology is a leading research institute focused on the ecology, management, and conservation of freshwater lakes and other inland waters.
C. Great Lakes Research Center
The Great Lakes Research Center is a multidisciplinary research facility at Michigan Technological University focused on advancing science, engineering, and policy related to the Great Lakes and freshwater systems.
D. Lake Michigan Field Station
Lake Michigan Field Station is a research facility focused on studying the environmental conditions and ecosystems of Lake Michigan as part of the Great Lakes research network.
E. Lake Erie Field Station
Lake Erie Field Station is a research facility focused on studying the ecology, water quality, and environmental dynamics of Lake Erie within the Great Lakes system.
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_69d86da422088190aac39e32e6c68429`	completed	April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69e14caa3fa481909bd01f3b901d7716`	completed	April 16, 2026, 8:55 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69ffa145f2dc819092db805806b6e1d5`	completed	May 9, 2026, 9:04 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69ffa41a86ec8190b46d541965ecf26e`	completed	May 9, 2026, 9:16 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69ffa496f3e48190b8dc82bece548aec`	completed	May 9, 2026, 9:18 p.m.

Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:50 a.m.