Triple

T5150584

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Very Long Baseline Interferometry	`E116182`	entity
Predicate	variant	`P4680`	FINISHED
Object	space VLBI Space VLBI is a radio astronomy technique that extends very long baseline interferometry by placing one or more antennas in space to achieve extremely high angular resolution beyond the limits of Earth-based arrays.	`E499557`	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: space VLBI | Statement: [Very Long Baseline Interferometry, variant, space VLBI]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: space VLBI
Context triple: [Very Long Baseline Interferometry, variant, space VLBI]

A. International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry
The International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry is an international organization that coordinates Very Long Baseline Interferometry observations to provide precise measurements of Earth’s rotation, reference frames, and celestial positions.
B. Very Long Baseline Interferometry
Very Long Baseline Interferometry is a radio astronomy technique that combines signals from widely separated antennas to achieve extremely high angular resolution and precisely measure geodetic and astronomical parameters.
C. Very Long Baseline Array
The Very Long Baseline Array is a continent-spanning network of ten radio telescopes used for high-resolution astronomical observations through very long baseline interferometry.
D. Ouna (VLBI satellite)
Ouna is a small Japanese VLBI (Very Long Baseline Interferometry) radio satellite used in the SELENE (Kaguya) lunar mission to conduct precise lunar gravity and geodesy measurements.
E. Allen Telescope Array
The Allen Telescope Array is a large, multi-dish radio telescope facility in California designed primarily for simultaneous radio astronomy and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
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: space VLBI
Triple: [Very Long Baseline Interferometry, variant, space VLBI]

Generated description

Space VLBI is a radio astronomy technique that extends very long baseline interferometry by placing one or more antennas in space to achieve extremely high angular resolution beyond the limits of Earth-based arrays.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: space VLBI
Target entity description: Space VLBI is a radio astronomy technique that extends very long baseline interferometry by placing one or more antennas in space to achieve extremely high angular resolution beyond the limits of Earth-based arrays.

A. International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry
The International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry is an international organization that coordinates Very Long Baseline Interferometry observations to provide precise measurements of Earth’s rotation, reference frames, and celestial positions.
B. Very Long Baseline Interferometry
Very Long Baseline Interferometry is a radio astronomy technique that combines signals from widely separated antennas to achieve extremely high angular resolution and precisely measure geodetic and astronomical parameters.
C. Very Long Baseline Array
The Very Long Baseline Array is a continent-spanning network of ten radio telescopes used for high-resolution astronomical observations through very long baseline interferometry.
D. Ouna (VLBI satellite)
Ouna is a small Japanese VLBI (Very Long Baseline Interferometry) radio satellite used in the SELENE (Kaguya) lunar mission to conduct precise lunar gravity and geodesy measurements.
E. Allen Telescope Array
The Allen Telescope Array is a large, multi-dish radio telescope facility in California designed primarily for simultaneous radio astronomy and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
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_69bd445d94788190b72e2cc563120995`	completed	March 20, 2026, 12:58 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69bd78d7f4d081908d59adcd86f52f1d`	completed	March 20, 2026, 4:42 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69bed9235de88190b3698a90af91c33d`	completed	March 21, 2026, 5:45 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69bedaaca3d0819089ef56835ba254b0`	completed	March 21, 2026, 5:51 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69bedb1ae560819084de6275b6ebaa23`	completed	March 21, 2026, 5:53 p.m.

Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:44 p.m.