Triple

T3472428
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal E73293 entity
Predicate hasLock P2431 FINISHED
Object Lockport Lock and Dam
Lockport Lock and Dam is a major lock and dam complex on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal that controls water levels, aids navigation, and helps manage flood and wastewater flows between the Chicago area and the Des Plaines River.
E361416 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: Lockport Lock and Dam | Statement: [Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, hasLock, Lockport Lock and Dam]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lockport Lock and Dam
Context triple: [Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, hasLock, Lockport Lock and Dam]
  • A. Murray Lock and Dam
    Murray Lock and Dam is a navigation and flood-control structure on the Arkansas River near Little Rock, Arkansas, that helps regulate river flow and support commercial barge traffic.
  • B. Jones Falls Locks
    Jones Falls Locks is a historic flight of canal locks on the Rideau Canal in Ontario, Canada, known for its impressive 19th-century engineering and scenic setting.
  • C. Fonserannes Locks
    Fonserannes Locks is a historic multi-chamber lock staircase on the Canal du Midi near Béziers in southern France, renowned as one of the canal’s most impressive engineering works.
  • D. Dardanelle Lock and Dam
    Dardanelle Lock and Dam is a major navigation and hydroelectric structure on the Arkansas River in Arkansas, forming part of the McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System.
  • E. Merrickville Locks
    Merrickville Locks are a historic set of canal locks in Merrickville, Ontario, that form part of the UNESCO-listed Rideau Canal waterway.
  • 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: Lockport Lock and Dam
Triple: [Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, hasLock, Lockport Lock and Dam]
Generated description
Lockport Lock and Dam is a major lock and dam complex on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal that controls water levels, aids navigation, and helps manage flood and wastewater flows between the Chicago area and the Des Plaines River.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lockport Lock and Dam
Target entity description: Lockport Lock and Dam is a major lock and dam complex on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal that controls water levels, aids navigation, and helps manage flood and wastewater flows between the Chicago area and the Des Plaines River.
  • A. Murray Lock and Dam
    Murray Lock and Dam is a navigation and flood-control structure on the Arkansas River near Little Rock, Arkansas, that helps regulate river flow and support commercial barge traffic.
  • B. Jones Falls Locks
    Jones Falls Locks is a historic flight of canal locks on the Rideau Canal in Ontario, Canada, known for its impressive 19th-century engineering and scenic setting.
  • C. Fonserannes Locks
    Fonserannes Locks is a historic multi-chamber lock staircase on the Canal du Midi near Béziers in southern France, renowned as one of the canal’s most impressive engineering works.
  • D. Dardanelle Lock and Dam
    Dardanelle Lock and Dam is a major navigation and hydroelectric structure on the Arkansas River in Arkansas, forming part of the McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System.
  • E. Merrickville Locks
    Merrickville Locks are a historic set of canal locks in Merrickville, Ontario, that form part of the UNESCO-listed Rideau Canal waterway.
  • 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_69ad85b2fed48190948c8765e453d270 completed March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adbb3cc8488190b97c732e3f600a90 completed March 8, 2026, 6:09 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b36810958c81908982e0ef996dc480 completed March 13, 2026, 1:27 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b368b4e504819094ca0adbdbe7bfd9 completed March 13, 2026, 1:30 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b3693a8d6481909dadce4ac6109ff3 completed March 13, 2026, 1:32 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:17 p.m.