Triple
T993321
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center |
E21439
|
entity |
| Predicate | formedByMergerOf |
P77
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Topographic Engineering Center
The Topographic Engineering Center was a U.S. Army research and development organization specializing in military topography, geospatial engineering, and terrain analysis.
|
E21439
|
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: Topographic Engineering Center | Statement: [U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, formedByMergerOf, Topographic Engineering Center]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Topographic Engineering Center Context triple: [U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, formedByMergerOf, Topographic Engineering Center]
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A.
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center is the principal research organization of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, conducting engineering and environmental science R&D to support military and civil works missions.
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B.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for designing, building, and maintaining military and civil engineering projects such as dams, waterways, and infrastructure.
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C.
Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
The Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory is a U.S. Army research facility specializing in science and engineering solutions for operations and infrastructure in cold and polar environments.
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D.
National Geodetic Survey
The National Geodetic Survey is the U.S. federal agency responsible for defining, maintaining, and providing access to the national coordinate system used for mapping, charting, and navigation.
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E.
Earth Resources Laboratory
Earth Resources Laboratory is a research center at MIT focused on applying geophysical and related sciences to the exploration and sustainable management of Earth’s natural resources.
- 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: Topographic Engineering Center Triple: [U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, formedByMergerOf, Topographic Engineering Center]
Generated description
The Topographic Engineering Center was a U.S. Army research and development organization specializing in military topography, geospatial engineering, and terrain analysis.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Topographic Engineering Center Target entity description: The Topographic Engineering Center was a U.S. Army research and development organization specializing in military topography, geospatial engineering, and terrain analysis.
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A.
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
chosen
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center is the principal research organization of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, conducting engineering and environmental science R&D to support military and civil works missions.
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B.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for designing, building, and maintaining military and civil engineering projects such as dams, waterways, and infrastructure.
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C.
Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
The Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory is a U.S. Army research facility specializing in science and engineering solutions for operations and infrastructure in cold and polar environments.
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D.
National Geodetic Survey
The National Geodetic Survey is the U.S. federal agency responsible for defining, maintaining, and providing access to the national coordinate system used for mapping, charting, and navigation.
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E.
Earth Resources Laboratory
Earth Resources Laboratory is a research center at MIT focused on applying geophysical and related sciences to the exploration and sustainable management of Earth’s natural resources.
- F. None of above.
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_69a493c476b48190b41fc5e793171cc6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b4c3f7b48190a31308bdc09817c6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac5995ad6c8190a324094151442bce |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac5a2cae9881908a9cfc09f9ef0968 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:02 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac5b54d1f881909a367d12647eee3f |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:07 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:41 p.m.