Triple

T4733279
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Waterford, New York E105061 entity
Predicate hasLock P2431 FINISHED
Object Erie Canal Lock E-6
Erie Canal Lock E-6 is a navigation lock on the Erie Canal located in Waterford, New York, that helps vessels transition between different water levels along the canal system.
E475647 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: Erie Canal Lock E-6 | Statement: [Waterford, New York, hasLock, Erie Canal Lock E-6]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Erie Canal Lock E-6
Context triple: [Waterford, New York, hasLock, Erie Canal Lock E-6]
  • A. Erie Canal Lock E-2
    Erie Canal Lock E-2 is a canal lock on the Erie Canal located in Waterford, New York, serving as part of the eastern entrance series of locks that raise boats from the Hudson River into the canal system.
  • B. Erie Canal Lock E-4
    Erie Canal Lock E-4 is a navigation lock on the Erie Canal located in Waterford, New York, helping vessels transition between different water levels near the canal’s eastern terminus.
  • C. Lockport Lock and Dam
    Lockport Lock and Dam is a major lock and dam complex on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal that controls water levels, aids navigation, and helps manage flood and wastewater flows between the Chicago area and the Des Plaines River.
  • D. Jones Falls Locks
    Jones Falls Locks is a historic flight of canal locks on the Rideau Canal in Ontario, Canada, known for its impressive 19th-century engineering and scenic setting.
  • E. Fonserannes Locks
    Fonserannes Locks is a historic multi-chamber lock staircase on the Canal du Midi near Béziers in southern France, renowned as one of the canal’s most impressive engineering works.
  • 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: Erie Canal Lock E-6
Triple: [Waterford, New York, hasLock, Erie Canal Lock E-6]
Generated description
Erie Canal Lock E-6 is a navigation lock on the Erie Canal located in Waterford, New York, that helps vessels transition between different water levels along the canal system.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Erie Canal Lock E-6
Target entity description: Erie Canal Lock E-6 is a navigation lock on the Erie Canal located in Waterford, New York, that helps vessels transition between different water levels along the canal system.
  • A. Erie Canal Lock E-2
    Erie Canal Lock E-2 is a canal lock on the Erie Canal located in Waterford, New York, serving as part of the eastern entrance series of locks that raise boats from the Hudson River into the canal system.
  • B. Erie Canal Lock E-4
    Erie Canal Lock E-4 is a navigation lock on the Erie Canal located in Waterford, New York, helping vessels transition between different water levels near the canal’s eastern terminus.
  • C. Lockport Lock and Dam
    Lockport Lock and Dam is a major lock and dam complex on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal that controls water levels, aids navigation, and helps manage flood and wastewater flows between the Chicago area and the Des Plaines River.
  • D. Jones Falls Locks
    Jones Falls Locks is a historic flight of canal locks on the Rideau Canal in Ontario, Canada, known for its impressive 19th-century engineering and scenic setting.
  • E. Fonserannes Locks
    Fonserannes Locks is a historic multi-chamber lock staircase on the Canal du Midi near Béziers in southern France, renowned as one of the canal’s most impressive engineering works.
  • 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_69bd43ee52048190b81a4f066534ffb3 completed March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd6466354481908595f5bb56025cdb completed March 20, 2026, 3:14 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be5c8a20a88190a668251abbc1c7c8 completed March 21, 2026, 8:53 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be6092fb608190a63a32dbf115a6b2 completed March 21, 2026, 9:10 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be647866088190bbb572a9b8c1cfc1 completed March 21, 2026, 9:27 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:19 p.m.