Triple

T2285815
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Black Hawk County E51387 entity
Predicate hasMetropolitanArea P40 FINISHED
Object Waterloo–Cedar Falls metropolitan area E50907 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (2 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: Waterloo–Cedar Falls metropolitan area | Statement: [Black Hawk County, hasMetropolitanArea, Waterloo–Cedar Falls metropolitan area]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Waterloo–Cedar Falls metropolitan area
Context triple: [Black Hawk County, hasMetropolitanArea, Waterloo–Cedar Falls metropolitan area]
  • A. Waterloo–Cedar Falls metropolitan area chosen
    The Waterloo–Cedar Falls metropolitan area is a regional urban and economic hub in northeastern Iowa centered around the neighboring cities of Waterloo and Cedar Falls.
  • B. Cedar Rapids metropolitan area
    The Cedar Rapids metropolitan area is a regional urban and economic hub in eastern Iowa centered on the city of Cedar Rapids and its surrounding counties.
  • C. Calgary Metropolitan Region
    The Calgary Metropolitan Region is the broader urban and suburban area surrounding the city of Calgary in Alberta, Canada, encompassing multiple municipalities that share its economic and social infrastructure.
  • D. Des Moines–West Des Moines metropolitan area
    The Des Moines–West Des Moines metropolitan area is a major urban and economic hub in central Iowa centered on the state capital of Des Moines and its surrounding suburbs and counties.
  • E. Region of Waterloo, Ontario
    The Region of Waterloo, Ontario is a regional municipality in southwestern Ontario that includes the cities of Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge, known for its strong tech sector, universities, and mixed urban–rural character.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 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_69a88b08e4308190bdac9aebcca1c91a completed March 4, 2026, 7:42 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abc24730208190af8a5cf443d334f7 completed March 7, 2026, 6:14 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae7f1759b081908842f7ad189994ff completed March 9, 2026, 8:04 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:48 p.m.