Triple

T8178702
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject La Salle, Illinois E191004 entity
Predicate hasHistoricalTransportationRoute P12633 FINISHED
Object Illinois and Michigan Canal E442127 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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: Illinois and Michigan Canal | Statement: [La Salle, Illinois, hasHistoricalTransportationRoute, Illinois and Michigan Canal]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Illinois and Michigan Canal
Context triple: [La Salle, Illinois, hasHistoricalTransportationRoute, Illinois and Michigan Canal]
  • A. Illinois and Michigan Canal chosen
    The Illinois and Michigan Canal is a historic 19th-century waterway in Illinois that linked the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River system, playing a crucial role in the region’s economic development and westward expansion.
  • B. Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
    The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal is a man-made waterway in Illinois that reverses the flow of the Chicago River, diverts wastewater away from Lake Michigan, and serves as a key navigation link between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River system.
  • C. Wabash and Erie Canal
    The Wabash and Erie Canal was a 19th-century man-made waterway that connected the Great Lakes to the Ohio River, facilitating transportation and commerce across the Midwest.
  • D. Ohio and Erie Canal
    The Ohio and Erie Canal was a 19th-century waterway in Ohio that linked Lake Erie to the Ohio River, spurring economic growth and the development of cities such as Akron.
  • E. Gage Canal
    Gage Canal is a historic irrigation canal in Riverside, California, that played a crucial role in developing the region’s citrus industry and agricultural growth.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasHistoricalTransportationRoute
Context triple: [La Salle, Illinois, hasHistoricalTransportationRoute, Illinois and Michigan Canal]
  • A. hasRailroadHistoryWith
    Indicates a historical relationship or connection between entities involving railroads, such as shared development, operation, or significant events in railway history.
  • B. hasRailroadHistory
    Indicates that an entity is associated with, involved in, or notable for historical events, operations, or developments related to railroads.
  • C. historicRoute
    Indicates that a route has historical significance, typically due to its age, past usage, or role in notable events.
  • D. hasTramHistory
    Indicates that there exists a historical association or record of tram-related activity or infrastructure involving the subject.
  • E. hasHistoricalRoute chosen
    Indicates that an entity possesses or is associated with a route that has historical significance or origin.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (4 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_69ca82c4538081909404325aa5639483 completed March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb4abb66bc81908d758c7af2e23ac6 completed March 31, 2026, 4:16 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cced64c9588190b8db6452c364347d completed April 1, 2026, 10:03 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69cb36a7952481908f34e3e82f375a84 completed March 31, 2026, 2:51 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:40 p.m.