Triple

T4103388

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Des Moines–West Des Moines metropolitan area	`E88391`	entity
Predicate	governingBody	`P46`	FINISHED
Object	Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is a regional body that coordinates long-range transportation planning, funding, and policy for the greater Des Moines metropolitan area.	`E413841`	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: Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization | Statement: [Des Moines–West Des Moines metropolitan area, governingBody, Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization]

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

Target entity: Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
Context triple: [Des Moines–West Des Moines metropolitan area, governingBody, Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization]

A. Des Moines–West Des Moines metropolitan area
The Des Moines–West Des Moines metropolitan area is a major urban and economic hub in central Iowa centered on the state capital of Des Moines and its surrounding suburbs and counties.
B. West Des Moines, Iowa
West Des Moines, Iowa is a rapidly growing suburban city in the Des Moines metropolitan area known for its strong economy, retail and business centers, and high quality of life.
C. Des Moines City Council
The Des Moines City Council is the elected municipal governing body responsible for setting policy, passing ordinances, and overseeing city administration in Des Moines, Iowa.
D. Mid-America Regional Council
The Mid-America Regional Council is a regional planning and coordination agency that oversees transportation, development, and cooperative initiatives for the Kansas City metropolitan area.
E. Iowa City metropolitan area
The Iowa City metropolitan area is a regional urban and economic hub in eastern Iowa centered on the city of Iowa City and its surrounding 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: Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
Triple: [Des Moines–West Des Moines metropolitan area, governingBody, Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization]

Generated description

The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is a regional body that coordinates long-range transportation planning, funding, and policy for the greater Des Moines metropolitan area.

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

Target entity: Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
Target entity description: The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is a regional body that coordinates long-range transportation planning, funding, and policy for the greater Des Moines metropolitan area.

A. Des Moines–West Des Moines metropolitan area
The Des Moines–West Des Moines metropolitan area is a major urban and economic hub in central Iowa centered on the state capital of Des Moines and its surrounding suburbs and counties.
B. West Des Moines, Iowa
West Des Moines, Iowa is a rapidly growing suburban city in the Des Moines metropolitan area known for its strong economy, retail and business centers, and high quality of life.
C. Des Moines City Council
The Des Moines City Council is the elected municipal governing body responsible for setting policy, passing ordinances, and overseeing city administration in Des Moines, Iowa.
D. Mid-America Regional Council
The Mid-America Regional Council is a regional planning and coordination agency that oversees transportation, development, and cooperative initiatives for the Kansas City metropolitan area.
E. Iowa City metropolitan area
The Iowa City metropolitan area is a regional urban and economic hub in eastern Iowa centered on the city of Iowa City and its surrounding communities.
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_69aed9484fb881909146f4c772ad277c`	completed	March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69aefd116dac8190952cb2ddf63216ec`	completed	March 9, 2026, 5:02 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69b56b7a917c8190914a5ffe1297fdc8`	completed	March 14, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69b56cbf12348190836f79e509468a3d`	completed	March 14, 2026, 2:12 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69b570aef9008190bf8ef2deb00178ae`	completed	March 14, 2026, 2:29 p.m.

Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:40 p.m.