Triple

T3499226
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Western Scheldt E73923 entity
Predicate partOf P40 FINISHED
Object Scheldt estuary navigation channel
The Scheldt estuary navigation channel is a major maritime route in the Scheldt estuary that provides deep-water access for seagoing vessels to ports such as Antwerp.
E364748 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: Scheldt estuary navigation channel | Statement: [Western Scheldt, partOf, Scheldt estuary navigation channel]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scheldt estuary navigation channel
Context triple: [Western Scheldt, partOf, Scheldt estuary navigation channel]
  • A. North Sea Canal
    The North Sea Canal is a major Dutch waterway that links Amsterdam to the North Sea, enabling seagoing vessels to access the city’s port.
  • B. Scheldt–Rhine Canal
    The Scheldt–Rhine Canal is a major shipping canal in the Netherlands that provides a direct navigable link between the Scheldt and Rhine river systems, facilitating international maritime and inland transport.
  • C. Rhine–Scheldt connection
    The Rhine–Scheldt connection is a major Dutch inland waterway system linking the Rhine and Scheldt river basins to facilitate international shipping between the North Sea ports and the European hinterland.
  • D. Kanaal Brussel-Schelde
    Kanaal Brussel-Schelde is a major Belgian waterway linking Brussels with the Scheldt River, serving both commercial shipping and recreational activities.
  • E. Van Starkenborghkanaal
    The Van Starkenborghkanaal is a key Dutch shipping canal in the province of Groningen that forms part of an important east–west inland waterway connection in the northern Netherlands.
  • 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: Scheldt estuary navigation channel
Triple: [Western Scheldt, partOf, Scheldt estuary navigation channel]
Generated description
The Scheldt estuary navigation channel is a major maritime route in the Scheldt estuary that provides deep-water access for seagoing vessels to ports such as Antwerp.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scheldt estuary navigation channel
Target entity description: The Scheldt estuary navigation channel is a major maritime route in the Scheldt estuary that provides deep-water access for seagoing vessels to ports such as Antwerp.
  • A. North Sea Canal
    The North Sea Canal is a major Dutch waterway that links Amsterdam to the North Sea, enabling seagoing vessels to access the city’s port.
  • B. Scheldt–Rhine Canal
    The Scheldt–Rhine Canal is a major shipping canal in the Netherlands that provides a direct navigable link between the Scheldt and Rhine river systems, facilitating international maritime and inland transport.
  • C. Rhine–Scheldt connection
    The Rhine–Scheldt connection is a major Dutch inland waterway system linking the Rhine and Scheldt river basins to facilitate international shipping between the North Sea ports and the European hinterland.
  • D. Kanaal Brussel-Schelde
    Kanaal Brussel-Schelde is a major Belgian waterway linking Brussels with the Scheldt River, serving both commercial shipping and recreational activities.
  • E. Van Starkenborghkanaal
    The Van Starkenborghkanaal is a key Dutch shipping canal in the province of Groningen that forms part of an important east–west inland waterway connection in the northern Netherlands.
  • 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_69ad85cdb6e48190a335d412b9194ed8 completed March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adbbd3ad548190abbfae820bf3b66d completed March 8, 2026, 6:11 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b37e67f68081909766d78ee24e9e6e completed March 13, 2026, 3:03 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b37eecfe0881909265b48c624be61f completed March 13, 2026, 3:05 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b37f5574b08190bdde80b47f2cb99c completed March 13, 2026, 3:07 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:18 p.m.