Triple

T17163014
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lockbourne, Ohio E416528 entity
Predicate namedAfter P63 FINISHED
Object Ohio and Erie Canal locks
The Ohio and Erie Canal locks are historic canal structures built in the 19th century to raise and lower boats along the Ohio and Erie Canal, a major waterway that once linked Lake Erie with the Ohio River and spurred regional development.
E1253579 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: Ohio and Erie Canal locks | Statement: [Lockbourne, Ohio, namedAfter, Ohio and Erie Canal locks]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ohio and Erie Canal locks
Context triple: [Lockbourne, Ohio, namedAfter, Ohio and Erie Canal locks]
  • A. Erie Canal Lock 17
    Erie Canal Lock 17 is a historic and still-operational lock on the Erie Canal notable for its high lift and engineering significance near Little Falls, New York.
  • B. Erie Canal weighlock
    The Erie Canal weighlock was a specialized canal facility where boats were weighed to calculate tolls during the operation of the Erie Canal.
  • C. Erie Canal Lock E-7
    Erie Canal Lock E-7 is a navigation lock on the Erie Canal located in Waterford, New York, helping vessels transition between different water levels near the canal’s eastern terminus.
  • D. Erie Canal Lock E-2
    Erie Canal Lock E-2 is a canal lock on the Erie Canal located in Waterford, New York, serving as part of the eastern entrance series of locks that raise boats from the Hudson River into the canal system.
  • E. Erie Canal Lock E-6
    Erie Canal Lock E-6 is a navigation lock on the Erie Canal located in Waterford, New York, that helps vessels transition between different water levels along the canal 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: Ohio and Erie Canal locks
Triple: [Lockbourne, Ohio, namedAfter, Ohio and Erie Canal locks]
Generated description
The Ohio and Erie Canal locks are historic canal structures built in the 19th century to raise and lower boats along the Ohio and Erie Canal, a major waterway that once linked Lake Erie with the Ohio River and spurred regional development.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ohio and Erie Canal locks
Target entity description: The Ohio and Erie Canal locks are historic canal structures built in the 19th century to raise and lower boats along the Ohio and Erie Canal, a major waterway that once linked Lake Erie with the Ohio River and spurred regional development.
  • A. Erie Canal Lock 17
    Erie Canal Lock 17 is a historic and still-operational lock on the Erie Canal notable for its high lift and engineering significance near Little Falls, New York.
  • B. Erie Canal weighlock
    The Erie Canal weighlock was a specialized canal facility where boats were weighed to calculate tolls during the operation of the Erie Canal.
  • C. Erie Canal Lock E-7
    Erie Canal Lock E-7 is a navigation lock on the Erie Canal located in Waterford, New York, helping vessels transition between different water levels near the canal’s eastern terminus.
  • D. Erie Canal Lock E-2
    Erie Canal Lock E-2 is a canal lock on the Erie Canal located in Waterford, New York, serving as part of the eastern entrance series of locks that raise boats from the Hudson River into the canal system.
  • E. Erie Canal Lock E-6
    Erie Canal Lock E-6 is a navigation lock on the Erie Canal located in Waterford, New York, that helps vessels transition between different water levels along the canal 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_69d886d279c081909f8ff1f743ddeb69 completed April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e3f91316108190b0d856d6fa5cd509 completed April 18, 2026, 9:35 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a01483969a48190a90268c9560b8cd7 completed May 11, 2026, 3:08 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a01495169d4819093962a3b4a97c47a completed May 11, 2026, 3:13 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0149be8b888190bab95b612aad590a completed May 11, 2026, 3:15 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:37 a.m.