Triple
T4125667
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Tide light rail system |
E92717
|
entity |
| Predicate | operator |
P179
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Hampton Roads Transit
Hampton Roads Transit is the public transportation agency serving the Hampton Roads region of Virginia, providing bus, light rail, ferry, and paratransit services.
|
E84732
|
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: Hampton Roads Transit | Statement: [The Tide light rail system, operator, Hampton Roads Transit]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hampton Roads Transit Context triple: [The Tide light rail system, operator, Hampton Roads Transit]
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A.
Hampton Roads Transit bus network
The Hampton Roads Transit bus network is a regional public transportation system serving Norfolk and surrounding cities in the Hampton Roads area of southeastern Virginia.
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B.
Virginia Railway Express
Virginia Railway Express is a commuter rail service that connects Northern Virginia suburbs with Washington, D.C., primarily serving daily work commuters.
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C.
Charlottesville Area Transit
Charlottesville Area Transit is the primary public bus system serving the city of Charlottesville, Virginia, and its surrounding area.
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D.
Fairfax Connector bus system
The Fairfax Connector bus system is a public transit network in Northern Virginia that provides local and commuter bus services throughout Fairfax County and surrounding areas.
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E.
Maryland Transit Administration
The Maryland Transit Administration is the state agency responsible for operating and overseeing public transportation services in Maryland, including bus, rail, and commuter transit systems.
- 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: Hampton Roads Transit Triple: [The Tide light rail system, operator, Hampton Roads Transit]
Generated description
Hampton Roads Transit is the public transportation agency serving the Hampton Roads region of Virginia, providing bus, light rail, ferry, and paratransit services.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hampton Roads Transit Target entity description: Hampton Roads Transit is the public transportation agency serving the Hampton Roads region of Virginia, providing bus, light rail, ferry, and paratransit services.
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A.
Hampton Roads Transit bus network
chosen
The Hampton Roads Transit bus network is a regional public transportation system serving Norfolk and surrounding cities in the Hampton Roads area of southeastern Virginia.
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B.
Virginia Railway Express
Virginia Railway Express is a commuter rail service that connects Northern Virginia suburbs with Washington, D.C., primarily serving daily work commuters.
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C.
Charlottesville Area Transit
Charlottesville Area Transit is the primary public bus system serving the city of Charlottesville, Virginia, and its surrounding area.
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D.
Fairfax Connector bus system
The Fairfax Connector bus system is a public transit network in Northern Virginia that provides local and commuter bus services throughout Fairfax County and surrounding areas.
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E.
Maryland Transit Administration
The Maryland Transit Administration is the state agency responsible for operating and overseeing public transportation services in Maryland, including bus, rail, and commuter transit systems.
- F. None of above.
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_69aed9685f70819086932777aec8d959 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69af020a015081909015e6837c4b4a73 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:23 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b57f256abc819086cd464be1a9efbf |
completed | March 14, 2026, 3:30 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b57fe89ed0819089d7e56568755b1c |
completed | March 14, 2026, 3:34 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5805cb7e88190b2f6ed6a18de9319 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 3:35 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:41 p.m.