Triple
T3043059
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bureau of Biological Survey |
E83176
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasPredecessor |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy
The Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy was a late 19th-century U.S. government scientific unit that studied birds and mammals in relation to agriculture and laid the groundwork for federal wildlife research and conservation.
|
E63673
|
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: Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy | Statement: [Bureau of Biological Survey, hasPredecessor, Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy Context triple: [Bureau of Biological Survey, hasPredecessor, Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy]
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A.
Wildlife Resources Division
The Wildlife Resources Division is a branch of Georgia’s state government responsible for managing and conserving the state’s wildlife, freshwater fisheries, and related outdoor recreational resources.
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B.
Wildlife Resources Section
The Wildlife Resources Section is a division of West Virginia’s state natural resources agency responsible for managing and conserving the state’s wildlife and their habitats.
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C.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a world-renowned research, conservation, and education institution focused on the study of birds and biodiversity.
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D.
Biological Resources Division
The Biological Resources Division is a branch of the U.S. Geological Survey focused on researching and monitoring the nation’s biological resources, ecosystems, and biodiversity to inform conservation and management decisions.
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E.
On the Relative Abundance of Bird Species
"On the Relative Abundance of Bird Species" is a landmark ecological paper by Robert H. MacArthur that introduced quantitative methods to explain patterns of species diversity and distribution in bird communities.
- 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: Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy Triple: [Bureau of Biological Survey, hasPredecessor, Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy]
Generated description
The Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy was a late 19th-century U.S. government scientific unit that studied birds and mammals in relation to agriculture and laid the groundwork for federal wildlife research and conservation.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy Target entity description: The Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy was a late 19th-century U.S. government scientific unit that studied birds and mammals in relation to agriculture and laid the groundwork for federal wildlife research and conservation.
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A.
Wildlife Resources Division
The Wildlife Resources Division is a branch of Georgia’s state government responsible for managing and conserving the state’s wildlife, freshwater fisheries, and related outdoor recreational resources.
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B.
Wildlife Resources Section
The Wildlife Resources Section is a division of West Virginia’s state natural resources agency responsible for managing and conserving the state’s wildlife and their habitats.
-
C.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a world-renowned research, conservation, and education institution focused on the study of birds and biodiversity.
-
D.
Biological Resources Division
chosen
The Biological Resources Division is a branch of the U.S. Geological Survey focused on researching and monitoring the nation’s biological resources, ecosystems, and biodiversity to inform conservation and management decisions.
-
E.
On the Relative Abundance of Bird Species
"On the Relative Abundance of Bird Species" is a landmark ecological paper by Robert H. MacArthur that introduced quantitative methods to explain patterns of species diversity and distribution in bird communities.
- F. None of above.
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_69ad8b2298908190a7cb4e9bdbf064d0 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ad9b5d2a308190b4ce20efcae9b761 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b1ded35e008190be7dd72aa7537a3b |
completed | March 11, 2026, 9:29 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b1dfa2fb28819089d7d76d9dc72e06 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 9:33 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b1e0243a848190bce24d035a79fc0a |
completed | March 11, 2026, 9:35 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:01 p.m.