Triple

T8922802
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Virginia primary state highway system E212465 entity
Predicate hasAuthority P544 FINISHED
Object Virginia Department of Transportation central office E3296 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Virginia Department of Transportation central office | Statement: [Virginia primary state highway system, hasAuthority, Virginia Department of Transportation central office]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Virginia Department of Transportation central office
Context triple: [Virginia primary state highway system, hasAuthority, Virginia Department of Transportation central office]
  • A. Virginia Department of Transportation chosen
    The Virginia Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Virginia’s highway system and other transportation infrastructure.
  • B. West Virginia Department of Transportation
    The West Virginia Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for overseeing transportation infrastructure and services, including highways, transit, rail, and related programs throughout West Virginia.
  • C. Fairfax County Department of Transportation
    The Fairfax County Department of Transportation is the local government agency responsible for planning, managing, and operating transportation services and infrastructure in Fairfax County, Virginia.
  • D. Prince William County Department of Transportation
    The Prince William County Department of Transportation is the local government agency responsible for planning, building, and managing the county’s transportation infrastructure and services in Prince William County, Virginia.
  • E. Commonwealth Transportation Fund of Virginia
    The Commonwealth Transportation Fund of Virginia is the primary financial resource the state uses to support, maintain, and improve its transportation infrastructure and services.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69ca839481d48190b42b037e0d0f636c elicitation completed
NER batch_69cc665143688190872c681f4299bd9f ner completed
NED1 batch_69cfc1d31f84819098c34c2589949c6e ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:56 p.m.