Triple
T8480725
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Washington State Ferries |
E200508
|
entity |
| Predicate | operatedBy |
P86
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Washington State Department of Transportation Ferries Division
The Washington State Department of Transportation Ferries Division is the governmental agency responsible for managing and operating the Washington State Ferries system, the largest ferry network in the United States.
|
E746450
|
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: Washington State Department of Transportation Ferries Division | Statement: [Washington State Ferries, operatedBy, Washington State Department of Transportation Ferries Division]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Washington State Department of Transportation Ferries Division Context triple: [Washington State Ferries, operatedBy, Washington State Department of Transportation Ferries Division]
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A.
BC Ferry Authority
The BC Ferry Authority is a provincial governance body in British Columbia responsible for overseeing and regulating the operations of the BC Ferries coastal transportation system.
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B.
Washington State Ferries
Washington State Ferries is the largest ferry system in the United States, operating a network of passenger and vehicle routes across the waterways of Washington State.
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C.
Puget Sound Navigation Company
Puget Sound Navigation Company was a private ferry operator that ran passenger and vehicle services on Puget Sound and nearby waters before its routes were taken over by Washington State Ferries.
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D.
Port Imperial Ferry Corporation
Port Imperial Ferry Corporation is a private company that operates the NY Waterway commuter ferry services across the Hudson River between New Jersey and New York City.
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E.
Mukilteo–Clinton ferry
The Mukilteo–Clinton ferry is a Washington State Ferries route that carries vehicles and passengers across Possession Sound between Mukilteo on the mainland and Clinton on Whidbey Island.
- 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: Washington State Department of Transportation Ferries Division Triple: [Washington State Ferries, operatedBy, Washington State Department of Transportation Ferries Division]
Generated description
The Washington State Department of Transportation Ferries Division is the governmental agency responsible for managing and operating the Washington State Ferries system, the largest ferry network in the United States.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Washington State Department of Transportation Ferries Division Target entity description: The Washington State Department of Transportation Ferries Division is the governmental agency responsible for managing and operating the Washington State Ferries system, the largest ferry network in the United States.
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A.
BC Ferry Authority
The BC Ferry Authority is a provincial governance body in British Columbia responsible for overseeing and regulating the operations of the BC Ferries coastal transportation system.
-
B.
Washington State Ferries
Washington State Ferries is the largest ferry system in the United States, operating a network of passenger and vehicle routes across the waterways of Washington State.
-
C.
Puget Sound Navigation Company
Puget Sound Navigation Company was a private ferry operator that ran passenger and vehicle services on Puget Sound and nearby waters before its routes were taken over by Washington State Ferries.
-
D.
Port Imperial Ferry Corporation
Port Imperial Ferry Corporation is a private company that operates the NY Waterway commuter ferry services across the Hudson River between New Jersey and New York City.
-
E.
Mukilteo–Clinton ferry
The Mukilteo–Clinton ferry is a Washington State Ferries route that carries vehicles and passengers across Possession Sound between Mukilteo on the mainland and Clinton on Whidbey Island.
- 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_69ca831b17988190a1f3f3413d57b820 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cbe5245034819088c7c5c40170c020 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:15 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cebb5dbfc08190827e8e886a37a8be |
completed | April 2, 2026, 6:54 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cebcdb197881908eeb6c5e4b225a2c |
completed | April 2, 2026, 7 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cebd85ad8481909518afd02dbc5358 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 7:03 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:12 p.m.