Triple

T3509177

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Washington County, Maine	`E74153`	entity
Predicate	hasBorderCrossing	`P4105`	FINISHED
Object	Calais–St. Stephen border crossing The Calais–St. Stephen border crossing is a major international crossing point between the United States and Canada, linking Calais, Maine, with St. Stephen, New Brunswick, across the St. Croix River.	`E362529`	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: Calais–St. Stephen border crossing | Statement: [Washington County, Maine, hasBorderCrossing, Calais–St. Stephen border crossing]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Calais–St. Stephen border crossing
Context triple: [Washington County, Maine, hasBorderCrossing, Calais–St. Stephen border crossing]

A. Van Buren–Saint-Léonard Border Crossing
The Van Buren–Saint-Léonard Border Crossing is an international crossing over the Saint John River connecting Van Buren, Maine, in the United States with Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick, in Canada.
B. Champlain–St. Bernard de Lacolle Border Crossing
The Champlain–St. Bernard de Lacolle Border Crossing is a major land port of entry between the United States and Canada, connecting Interstate 87 in New York with Autoroute 15 in Quebec and serving as one of the busiest crossings on the eastern U.S.–Canada border.
C. Madawaska–Edmundston Border Crossing
The Madawaska–Edmundston Border Crossing is an international crossing over the Saint John River connecting Madawaska, Maine, in the United States with Edmundston, New Brunswick, in Canada.
D. Limestone–Grand-Sault Border Crossing
The Limestone–Grand-Sault Border Crossing is an international crossing point between the United States and Canada connecting Limestone, Maine, with Grand Falls, New Brunswick.
E. Fort Kent–Clair Border Crossing
The Fort Kent–Clair Border Crossing is an international crossing over the Saint John River connecting Fort Kent, Maine, in the United States with Clair, New Brunswick, in Canada.
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: Calais–St. Stephen border crossing
Triple: [Washington County, Maine, hasBorderCrossing, Calais–St. Stephen border crossing]

Generated description

The Calais–St. Stephen border crossing is a major international crossing point between the United States and Canada, linking Calais, Maine, with St. Stephen, New Brunswick, across the St. Croix River.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Calais–St. Stephen border crossing
Target entity description: The Calais–St. Stephen border crossing is a major international crossing point between the United States and Canada, linking Calais, Maine, with St. Stephen, New Brunswick, across the St. Croix River.

A. Van Buren–Saint-Léonard Border Crossing
The Van Buren–Saint-Léonard Border Crossing is an international crossing over the Saint John River connecting Van Buren, Maine, in the United States with Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick, in Canada.
B. Champlain–St. Bernard de Lacolle Border Crossing
The Champlain–St. Bernard de Lacolle Border Crossing is a major land port of entry between the United States and Canada, connecting Interstate 87 in New York with Autoroute 15 in Quebec and serving as one of the busiest crossings on the eastern U.S.–Canada border.
C. Madawaska–Edmundston Border Crossing
The Madawaska–Edmundston Border Crossing is an international crossing over the Saint John River connecting Madawaska, Maine, in the United States with Edmundston, New Brunswick, in Canada.
D. Limestone–Grand-Sault Border Crossing
The Limestone–Grand-Sault Border Crossing is an international crossing point between the United States and Canada connecting Limestone, Maine, with Grand Falls, New Brunswick.
E. Fort Kent–Clair Border Crossing
The Fort Kent–Clair Border Crossing is an international crossing over the Saint John River connecting Fort Kent, Maine, in the United States with Clair, New Brunswick, in Canada.
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_69ad85ce7a9c81909ddc5cf0cb67a6e3`	completed	March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69adbc0cc394819087a9b598023f4f93`	completed	March 8, 2026, 6:12 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69b373e3cd808190807d4acae2942a9d`	completed	March 13, 2026, 2:18 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69b3746f1de4819091c5bcbf8a988ef1`	completed	March 13, 2026, 2:20 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69b374f7274481909569a05060e6822c`	completed	March 13, 2026, 2:22 a.m.

Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:18 p.m.