Triple

T4828486
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Burlington, Iowa–Illinois micropolitan area E107883 entity
Predicate crossesStateBoundary P13760 FINISHED
Object Iowa–Illinois state line
The Iowa–Illinois state line is the boundary separating the U.S. states of Iowa and Illinois, running largely along the Mississippi River and defining part of the border between the Midwest states.
E472779 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Iowa–Illinois state line | Statement: [Burlington, Iowa–Illinois micropolitan area, crossesStateBoundary, Iowa–Illinois state line]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Iowa–Illinois state line
Context triple: [Burlington, Iowa–Illinois micropolitan area, crossesStateBoundary, Iowa–Illinois state line]
  • A. Illinois–Indiana state line
    The Illinois–Indiana state line is the boundary separating the U.S. states of Illinois and Indiana, running north–south from Lake Michigan through both urban and rural areas.
  • B. Nebraska–Iowa border
    The Nebraska–Iowa border is the state line in the central United States that largely follows the course of the Missouri River, separating Nebraska to the west from Iowa to the east.
  • C. Iowa–Minnesota border
    The Iowa–Minnesota border is the state line separating Iowa and Minnesota in the Midwestern United States, largely following straight survey lines with some sections defined by rivers.
  • D. Iowa–South Dakota border
    The Iowa–South Dakota border is the state line in the north-central United States that largely follows the course of the Big Sioux River, separating Iowa from South Dakota.
  • E. Missouri–Kansas state line
    The Missouri–Kansas state line is the boundary separating the states of Missouri and Kansas, notably running through the Kansas City metropolitan area and dividing it between the two states.
  • 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: Iowa–Illinois state line
Triple: [Burlington, Iowa–Illinois micropolitan area, crossesStateBoundary, Iowa–Illinois state line]
Generated description
The Iowa–Illinois state line is the boundary separating the U.S. states of Iowa and Illinois, running largely along the Mississippi River and defining part of the border between the Midwest states.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Iowa–Illinois state line
Target entity description: The Iowa–Illinois state line is the boundary separating the U.S. states of Iowa and Illinois, running largely along the Mississippi River and defining part of the border between the Midwest states.
  • A. Illinois–Indiana state line
    The Illinois–Indiana state line is the boundary separating the U.S. states of Illinois and Indiana, running north–south from Lake Michigan through both urban and rural areas.
  • B. Nebraska–Iowa border
    The Nebraska–Iowa border is the state line in the central United States that largely follows the course of the Missouri River, separating Nebraska to the west from Iowa to the east.
  • C. Iowa–Minnesota border
    The Iowa–Minnesota border is the state line separating Iowa and Minnesota in the Midwestern United States, largely following straight survey lines with some sections defined by rivers.
  • D. Iowa–South Dakota border
    The Iowa–South Dakota border is the state line in the north-central United States that largely follows the course of the Big Sioux River, separating Iowa from South Dakota.
  • E. Missouri–Kansas state line
    The Missouri–Kansas state line is the boundary separating the states of Missouri and Kansas, notably running through the Kansas City metropolitan area and dividing it between the two states.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: crossesStateBoundary
Context triple: [Burlington, Iowa–Illinois micropolitan area, crossesStateBoundary, Iowa–Illinois state line]
  • A. crossesBorderOf chosen
    Indicates that one entity passes from one side of the boundary of another entity (typically a region or area) to the other side, traversing its border.
  • B. crossesStateBoundaryViaBridgeTo
    Indicates that one entity crosses a state boundary to reach another entity specifically by traveling over a bridge.
  • C. hasBorderCrossing
    Indicates that there exists a point or facility where movement or transit is possible between the boundaries of two adjacent regions or jurisdictions.
  • D. crossesRegion
    Indicates that an entity moves through or passes across the spatial extent of a specified region.
  • E. crossBorderRegion
    Indicates a region that spans or intersects the boundary between two or more distinct territorial or jurisdictional areas.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69bd43fac8188190803f0327190621e4 completed March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd6ddd17d881909f7731ff2b460e83 completed March 20, 2026, 3:55 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be4dd0bf7c8190a11065bb61def18e completed March 21, 2026, 7:50 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be4e764b60819097aace8e7321dc0c completed March 21, 2026, 7:53 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be4ef7c3e081909c74a573058810f0 completed March 21, 2026, 7:55 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69bd6c1fe130819087ae01309f96a0c8 completed March 20, 2026, 3:47 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:24 p.m.