Triple
T4347725
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Inland Waterway System of the United States |
E97945
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasPart |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Black Warrior–Tombigbee Waterway
The Black Warrior–Tombigbee Waterway is a major navigable river and canal system in the southeastern United States that connects central Alabama’s interior to the Gulf of Mexico, supporting commercial shipping, industry, and regional economic development.
|
E435715
|
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: Black Warrior–Tombigbee Waterway | Statement: [Inland Waterway System of the United States, hasPart, Black Warrior–Tombigbee Waterway]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Black Warrior–Tombigbee Waterway Context triple: [Inland Waterway System of the United States, hasPart, Black Warrior–Tombigbee Waterway]
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A.
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway is a man-made navigation route linking the Tennessee River to the Gulf of Mexico, providing an alternative inland shipping corridor to the Mississippi River system.
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B.
Sitcum Waterway
Sitcum Waterway is an industrial maritime channel in Tacoma, Washington, forming part of the harbor infrastructure connected to Commencement Bay.
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C.
Indiana Central Canal
The Indiana Central Canal is a historic 19th-century waterway in Indiana, now largely preserved as an urban waterfront and recreational trail, especially through downtown Indianapolis.
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D.
Tombigbee River
The Tombigbee River is a major waterway in the southeastern United States that flows through northeastern Mississippi and western Alabama before joining the Alabama River to form the Mobile River system.
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E.
McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System
The McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System is a major inland waterway project that transforms the Arkansas River and connected channels into a navigable route for commercial shipping between the Midwest and the Gulf of Mexico.
- 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: Black Warrior–Tombigbee Waterway Triple: [Inland Waterway System of the United States, hasPart, Black Warrior–Tombigbee Waterway]
Generated description
The Black Warrior–Tombigbee Waterway is a major navigable river and canal system in the southeastern United States that connects central Alabama’s interior to the Gulf of Mexico, supporting commercial shipping, industry, and regional economic development.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Black Warrior–Tombigbee Waterway Target entity description: The Black Warrior–Tombigbee Waterway is a major navigable river and canal system in the southeastern United States that connects central Alabama’s interior to the Gulf of Mexico, supporting commercial shipping, industry, and regional economic development.
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A.
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway is a man-made navigation route linking the Tennessee River to the Gulf of Mexico, providing an alternative inland shipping corridor to the Mississippi River system.
-
B.
Sitcum Waterway
Sitcum Waterway is an industrial maritime channel in Tacoma, Washington, forming part of the harbor infrastructure connected to Commencement Bay.
-
C.
Indiana Central Canal
The Indiana Central Canal is a historic 19th-century waterway in Indiana, now largely preserved as an urban waterfront and recreational trail, especially through downtown Indianapolis.
-
D.
Tombigbee River
The Tombigbee River is a major waterway in the southeastern United States that flows through northeastern Mississippi and western Alabama before joining the Alabama River to form the Mobile River system.
-
E.
McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System
The McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System is a major inland waterway project that transforms the Arkansas River and connected channels into a navigable route for commercial shipping between the Midwest and the Gulf of Mexico.
- 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_69b34548402c819085ab68b27c235a87 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b351a5559c819081608b0aaf6a0e66 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5e4fa3c388190a5e3ceb733e278f8 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:45 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5e6a8d8a88190a4ceb4ea90f95ee6 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:52 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5e6fcc4248190b6934b3665077c91 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:53 p.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:15 p.m.