Triple

T951952
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Volkerak E20540 entity
Predicate isPartOfShippingRoute P6309 FINISHED
Object Rotterdam–Antwerp inland waterway route
The Rotterdam–Antwerp inland waterway route is a major European shipping corridor connecting the ports of Rotterdam in the Netherlands and Antwerp in Belgium via rivers and canals used for intensive freight transport.
E141486 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: Rotterdam–Antwerp inland waterway route | Statement: [Volkerak, isPartOfShippingRoute, Rotterdam–Antwerp inland waterway route]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rotterdam–Antwerp inland waterway route
Context triple: [Volkerak, isPartOfShippingRoute, Rotterdam–Antwerp inland waterway route]
  • A. Amsterdam–Rhine Canal
    The Amsterdam–Rhine Canal is a major Dutch waterway that connects Amsterdam to the Rhine River, serving as an important route for inland shipping and transport.
  • B. Nieuwe Waterweg
    Nieuwe Waterweg is a major artificial ship canal in the Netherlands that provides a direct deep-water connection between the North Sea and the port of Rotterdam.
  • C. Van Starkenborghkanaal
    The Van Starkenborghkanaal is a key Dutch shipping canal in the province of Groningen that forms part of an important east–west inland waterway connection in the northern Netherlands.
  • D. Wilhelmina Canal
    The Wilhelmina Canal is a major Dutch waterway in the province of North Brabant, constructed to improve regional shipping and industrial transport connections.
  • E. Rhine–Meuse river system
    The Rhine–Meuse river system is a major interconnected river network in Western Europe that drains large parts of the Alps and low countries before emptying into the North Sea through multiple distributaries.
  • 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: Rotterdam–Antwerp inland waterway route
Triple: [Volkerak, isPartOfShippingRoute, Rotterdam–Antwerp inland waterway route]
Generated description
The Rotterdam–Antwerp inland waterway route is a major European shipping corridor connecting the ports of Rotterdam in the Netherlands and Antwerp in Belgium via rivers and canals used for intensive freight transport.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rotterdam–Antwerp inland waterway route
Target entity description: The Rotterdam–Antwerp inland waterway route is a major European shipping corridor connecting the ports of Rotterdam in the Netherlands and Antwerp in Belgium via rivers and canals used for intensive freight transport.
  • A. Amsterdam–Rhine Canal
    The Amsterdam–Rhine Canal is a major Dutch waterway that connects Amsterdam to the Rhine River, serving as an important route for inland shipping and transport.
  • B. Nieuwe Waterweg
    Nieuwe Waterweg is a major artificial ship canal in the Netherlands that provides a direct deep-water connection between the North Sea and the port of Rotterdam.
  • C. Van Starkenborghkanaal
    The Van Starkenborghkanaal is a key Dutch shipping canal in the province of Groningen that forms part of an important east–west inland waterway connection in the northern Netherlands.
  • D. Wilhelmina Canal
    The Wilhelmina Canal is a major Dutch waterway in the province of North Brabant, constructed to improve regional shipping and industrial transport connections.
  • E. Rhine–Meuse river system
    The Rhine–Meuse river system is a major interconnected river network in Western Europe that drains large parts of the Alps and low countries before emptying into the North Sea through multiple distributaries.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: isPartOfShippingRoute
Context triple: [Volkerak, isPartOfShippingRoute, Rotterdam–Antwerp inland waterway route]
  • A. containsShippingRoute
    Indicates that one location or area includes within its boundaries a shipping route used for transporting goods or vessels.
  • B. isPartOfRoute chosen
    Indicates that something (such as a segment, stop, or step) belongs to and is contained within a larger route.
  • C. isKeyFreightRoute
    Indicates that a transportation route serves as a primary or strategically important corridor for moving freight.
  • D. hasTransportRoute
    Indicates that there exists a designated transportation connection or route linking one entity to another.
  • E. hasShip
    Indicates that one entity possesses, owns, or is equipped with a ship.
  • 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_69a493b0f2fc81908cd227480a5356a1 completed March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4b3d757d08190a475cf47febd05ae completed March 1, 2026, 9:47 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac89f641c48190b7cff1073852a228 completed March 7, 2026, 8:26 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac8a6805c88190a54d219e2b46afb3 completed March 7, 2026, 8:28 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac8ad15e7c8190b596ee5f4b9d0469 completed March 7, 2026, 8:30 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a4b2a045308190ab94f3adab40db8d completed March 1, 2026, 9:41 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:40 p.m.