Triple
T3409225
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Rhine–Herne Canal |
E71849
|
entity |
| Predicate | connectsTo |
P845
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Weser–Datteln Canal
The Weser–Datteln Canal is a major German shipping canal that links the River Weser with the Ruhr area’s inland waterway network, facilitating industrial transport across northwestern Germany.
|
E357936
|
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: Weser–Datteln Canal | Statement: [Rhine–Herne Canal, connectsTo, Weser–Datteln Canal]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Weser–Datteln Canal Context triple: [Rhine–Herne Canal, connectsTo, Weser–Datteln Canal]
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A.
Datteln-Hamm Canal
The Datteln-Hamm Canal is a major artificial waterway in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, that connects the Dortmund-Ems Canal at Datteln with the city of Hamm and supports regional inland shipping and industry.
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B.
Dortmund–Ems Canal
The Dortmund–Ems Canal is a major German inland waterway linking the industrial Ruhr region with the North Sea via the River Ems, serving as an important route for commercial shipping.
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C.
Rhine–Herne Canal
The Rhine–Herne Canal is a major German shipping canal in the Ruhr area that links the Rhine River with the inland waterways of northern and eastern Germany, serving as an important industrial transport route.
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D.
Elbe–Havel Canal
The Elbe–Havel Canal is a major German waterway that links the Elbe and Havel river systems, forming part of an important east–west inland shipping route.
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E.
Mittelland Canal
The Mittelland Canal is Germany’s longest artificial waterway, running east–west across the country to link major rivers and form a key inland shipping route.
- 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: Weser–Datteln Canal Triple: [Rhine–Herne Canal, connectsTo, Weser–Datteln Canal]
Generated description
The Weser–Datteln Canal is a major German shipping canal that links the River Weser with the Ruhr area’s inland waterway network, facilitating industrial transport across northwestern Germany.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Weser–Datteln Canal Target entity description: The Weser–Datteln Canal is a major German shipping canal that links the River Weser with the Ruhr area’s inland waterway network, facilitating industrial transport across northwestern Germany.
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A.
Datteln-Hamm Canal
The Datteln-Hamm Canal is a major artificial waterway in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, that connects the Dortmund-Ems Canal at Datteln with the city of Hamm and supports regional inland shipping and industry.
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B.
Dortmund–Ems Canal
The Dortmund–Ems Canal is a major German inland waterway linking the industrial Ruhr region with the North Sea via the River Ems, serving as an important route for commercial shipping.
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C.
Rhine–Herne Canal
The Rhine–Herne Canal is a major German shipping canal in the Ruhr area that links the Rhine River with the inland waterways of northern and eastern Germany, serving as an important industrial transport route.
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D.
Elbe–Havel Canal
The Elbe–Havel Canal is a major German waterway that links the Elbe and Havel river systems, forming part of an important east–west inland shipping route.
-
E.
Mittelland Canal
The Mittelland Canal is Germany’s longest artificial waterway, running east–west across the country to link major rivers and form a key inland shipping route.
- 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_69ad85ac312481909e7027ced1456a9f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb90754788190ab85e2bec020f99e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:59 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b35468916c8190ba6caa2c53e01d9c |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:03 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b35519b7f08190b1ea7514036c3453 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:06 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b358fba2208190bc66d5f7d0009ba4 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:23 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:15 p.m.