Triple
T4733280
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Waterford, New York |
E105061
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasLock |
P2431
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Erie Canal Lock E-7
Erie Canal Lock E-7 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.
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E475673
|
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-7 | Statement: [Waterford, New York, hasLock, Erie Canal Lock E-7]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Erie Canal Lock E-7 Context triple: [Waterford, New York, hasLock, Erie Canal Lock E-7]
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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.
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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- 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-7 Triple: [Waterford, New York, hasLock, Erie Canal Lock E-7]
Generated description
Erie Canal Lock E-7 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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Erie Canal Lock E-7 Target entity description: Erie Canal Lock E-7 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.
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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.
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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- 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_69be67be28308190ae428035647fc227 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be6854cc84819099f156e2e5f0c542 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:43 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be68940bc081908bc50a261610963d |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:44 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:19 p.m.