Triple

T1862380
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ems E34843 entity
Predicate tributary P415 FINISHED
Object Ems-Vechte Canal
The Ems-Vechte Canal is an artificial waterway in northwestern Germany that links the Ems and Vechte rivers, primarily serving regional navigation and water management.
E254633 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: Ems-Vechte Canal | Statement: [Ems, tributary, Ems-Vechte Canal]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ems-Vechte Canal
Context triple: [Ems, tributary, Ems-Vechte Canal]
  • A. Amsterdam–Rhine Canal
    The Amsterdam–Rhine Canal is a major Dutch waterway that connects Amsterdam to the Rhine River, serving as an important route for inland shipping and transport.
  • B. Scheldt–Rhine Canal
    The Scheldt–Rhine Canal is a major shipping canal in the Netherlands that provides a direct navigable link between the Scheldt and Rhine river systems, facilitating international maritime and inland transport.
  • C. Meuse–Rhine Canal
    The Meuse–Rhine Canal is a major Dutch waterway that links the Meuse and Rhine river systems to facilitate inland shipping and transport.
  • D. Boerenwetering canal
    The Boerenwetering canal is a waterway in Amsterdam that separates the De Pijp neighborhood from the Museumplein and Oud-Zuid areas.
  • E. Van Starkenborghkanaal
    The Van Starkenborghkanaal is a key Dutch shipping canal in the province of Groningen that forms part of an important east–west inland waterway connection in the northern Netherlands.
  • 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: Ems-Vechte Canal
Triple: [Ems, tributary, Ems-Vechte Canal]
Generated description
The Ems-Vechte Canal is an artificial waterway in northwestern Germany that links the Ems and Vechte rivers, primarily serving regional navigation and water management.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ems-Vechte Canal
Target entity description: The Ems-Vechte Canal is an artificial waterway in northwestern Germany that links the Ems and Vechte rivers, primarily serving regional navigation and water management.
  • A. Amsterdam–Rhine Canal
    The Amsterdam–Rhine Canal is a major Dutch waterway that connects Amsterdam to the Rhine River, serving as an important route for inland shipping and transport.
  • B. Scheldt–Rhine Canal
    The Scheldt–Rhine Canal is a major shipping canal in the Netherlands that provides a direct navigable link between the Scheldt and Rhine river systems, facilitating international maritime and inland transport.
  • C. Meuse–Rhine Canal
    The Meuse–Rhine Canal is a major Dutch waterway that links the Meuse and Rhine river systems to facilitate inland shipping and transport.
  • D. Boerenwetering canal
    The Boerenwetering canal is a waterway in Amsterdam that separates the De Pijp neighborhood from the Museumplein and Oud-Zuid areas.
  • E. Van Starkenborghkanaal
    The Van Starkenborghkanaal is a key Dutch shipping canal in the province of Groningen that forms part of an important east–west inland waterway connection in the northern Netherlands.
  • 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_69a88600b2f88190bc09303e68ab517e completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abb09e714881909cef0f7e77b5b3b9 completed March 7, 2026, 4:59 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae8929b30c8190b21f16bcb6225406 completed March 9, 2026, 8:47 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae89f8065481909113606b0f8f1cca completed March 9, 2026, 8:51 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae8a9a5c508190b44cdddcb22d0a6c completed March 9, 2026, 8:53 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:34 p.m.