Triple

T19423124
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lock CS29 E485909 entity
Predicate locatedOnWaterway P4361 FINISHED
Object Cayuga–Seneca Canal — NE NERFINISHED

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: Cayuga–Seneca Canal | Statement: [Lock CS29, locatedOnWaterway, Cayuga–Seneca Canal]

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: Cayuga–Seneca Canal
Context triple: [Lock CS29, locatedOnWaterway, Cayuga–Seneca Canal]
  • A. Cayuga–Seneca Canal chosen
    The Cayuga–Seneca Canal is a navigable waterway in upstate New York that links Cayuga and Seneca Lakes to the Erie Canal, facilitating regional transportation and recreation.
  • B. Genesee Valley Canal
    The Genesee Valley Canal was a 19th-century New York State canal that linked the Erie Canal to the Southern Tier, facilitating regional trade and transportation before being supplanted by railroads.
  • C. Oswego Canal
    The Oswego Canal is a navigable waterway in upstate New York that connects the Erie Canal to Lake Ontario, serving both commercial and recreational boat traffic.
  • D. Corning Canal
    The Corning Canal is an irrigation waterway in California that forms a segment of the federal Tehama-Colusa Canal system, delivering Sacramento River water to agricultural lands in the northern Central Valley.
  • E. Patowmack Canal
    The Patowmack Canal was an early American canal project along the Potomac River, championed by George Washington to improve inland navigation and trade in the late 18th century.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (2 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d8e8d688f881909c85104a62e09d8a elicitation completed
NER batch_69e632169d9c81909a88704c6beb8fe0 ner completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:37 p.m.