Triple

T15954439
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) E386897 entity
Predicate crosses P416 FINISHED
Object Canadian Shield E1206 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Canadian Shield | Statement: [Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), crosses, Canadian Shield]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Canadian Shield
Context triple: [Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), crosses, Canadian Shield]
  • A. Canadian Shield chosen
    The Canadian Shield is a vast geological region of exposed Precambrian rock and thin soils that forms the ancient core of North America, stretching across much of Canada and parts of the northern United States.
  • B. Greenland Shield
    The Greenland Shield is an ancient Precambrian geological core of Greenland composed mainly of highly metamorphosed crystalline rocks that form part of the larger North American craton.
  • C. Laurentian craton
    The Laurentian craton is the ancient, stable core of the North American continent, composed of some of Earth’s oldest rocks and forming the geological foundation of much of Canada and parts of the United States.
  • D. Fennoscandian Shield
    The Fennoscandian Shield is a vast, ancient Precambrian geological region in northern Europe, encompassing much of Scandinavia and parts of northwest Russia, known for its exposed crystalline bedrock and glacially sculpted landscapes.
  • E. Laurentien
    Laurentien is a Dutch princess, writer, and literacy advocate, best known as Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d86da882448190a82ea962fe343b79 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e156f94b108190905d295c3405860e ner completed
NED1 batch_69ffbe7c8ef081908fa6da7975c271f6 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:53 a.m.