Triple

T4473762
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Volga–Baltic Waterway E98556 entity
Predicate originalName P65 FINISHED
Object Mariinsk Canal System
The Mariinsk Canal System was a historic Russian waterway network that linked the Volga River basin with the Baltic Sea, playing a key role in trade and transportation before its modernization into the Volga–Baltic Waterway.
E444509 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: Mariinsk Canal System | Statement: [Volga–Baltic Waterway, originalName, Mariinsk Canal System]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mariinsk Canal System
Context triple: [Volga–Baltic Waterway, originalName, Mariinsk Canal System]
  • A. Moscow Canal
    The Moscow Canal is a major Soviet-era waterway in Russia that links Moscow to the Volga River basin, providing the city with a vital shipping route, water supply, and part of the Moscow Ring of waterways.
  • B. White Sea–Baltic Canal
    The White Sea–Baltic Canal is a Soviet-era ship canal in northwestern Russia, notorious for its construction by forced labor under harsh conditions and for linking the White Sea to the Baltic Sea.
  • C. Ladoga Canal
    The Ladoga Canal is a historic Russian waterway built to bypass the dangerous waters of Lake Ladoga and facilitate safer navigation between the Neva River and inland regions.
  • D. Kryukov Canal
    Kryukov Canal is a historic waterway in central Saint Petersburg, Russia, known for its picturesque embankments and role in the city’s canal network.
  • E. Griboyedov Canal
    Griboyedov Canal is a historic waterway in central Saint Petersburg, Russia, known for its picturesque embankments and proximity to major landmarks such as the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood.
  • 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: Mariinsk Canal System
Triple: [Volga–Baltic Waterway, originalName, Mariinsk Canal System]
Generated description
The Mariinsk Canal System was a historic Russian waterway network that linked the Volga River basin with the Baltic Sea, playing a key role in trade and transportation before its modernization into the Volga–Baltic Waterway.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mariinsk Canal System
Target entity description: The Mariinsk Canal System was a historic Russian waterway network that linked the Volga River basin with the Baltic Sea, playing a key role in trade and transportation before its modernization into the Volga–Baltic Waterway.
  • A. Moscow Canal
    The Moscow Canal is a major Soviet-era waterway in Russia that links Moscow to the Volga River basin, providing the city with a vital shipping route, water supply, and part of the Moscow Ring of waterways.
  • B. White Sea–Baltic Canal
    The White Sea–Baltic Canal is a Soviet-era ship canal in northwestern Russia, notorious for its construction by forced labor under harsh conditions and for linking the White Sea to the Baltic Sea.
  • C. Ladoga Canal
    The Ladoga Canal is a historic Russian waterway built to bypass the dangerous waters of Lake Ladoga and facilitate safer navigation between the Neva River and inland regions.
  • D. Kryukov Canal
    Kryukov Canal is a historic waterway in central Saint Petersburg, Russia, known for its picturesque embankments and role in the city’s canal network.
  • E. Griboyedov Canal
    Griboyedov Canal is a historic waterway in central Saint Petersburg, Russia, known for its picturesque embankments and proximity to major landmarks such as the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood.
  • 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_69b3454b4ae481908967426dd37284d6 completed March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69b356bb03f48190a2addcd49c9e470d completed March 13, 2026, 12:13 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b65f40a594819095f2b07e30b5e3dc completed March 15, 2026, 7:26 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b65fbe2ee4819093f70e1186a21d4a completed March 15, 2026, 7:29 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b660464a648190af471b4acda0ffee completed March 15, 2026, 7:31 a.m.
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:35 p.m.