Davis, California
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Davis, California is a college town in Yolo County best known as the home of the University of California, Davis and for its strong emphasis on cycling, sustainability, and agricultural research.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Davis, California canonical | 30 |
| Davis, California, United States | 4 |
| City of Davis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T563376 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Davis, California Context triple: [Amtrak Capitol Corridor, servesCity, Davis, California]
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Carson, California
Carson, California is a city in Los Angeles County known for hosting major sports events and venues, including professional soccer and football stadiums.
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B.
Clovis, California
Clovis, California is a suburban city in Fresno County known for its historic Old Town district, proximity to Fresno and the Sierra Nevada, and its role as a gateway to outdoor recreation in Central California.
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C.
Richmond, California
Richmond, California is an industrial and residential city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area known for its port, oil refinery, and diverse communities.
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D.
Soledad, California
Soledad, California is a small agricultural city in Monterey County best known as the primary gateway to Pinnacles National Park.
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E.
Brea, California
Brea, California is a suburban city in northern Orange County known for its shopping centers, public art program, and residential communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Davis, California Target entity description: Davis, California is a college town in Yolo County best known as the home of the University of California, Davis and for its strong emphasis on cycling, sustainability, and agricultural research.
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A.
Carson, California
Carson, California is a city in Los Angeles County known for hosting major sports events and venues, including professional soccer and football stadiums.
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B.
Clovis, California
Clovis, California is a suburban city in Fresno County known for its historic Old Town district, proximity to Fresno and the Sierra Nevada, and its role as a gateway to outdoor recreation in Central California.
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C.
Richmond, California
Richmond, California is an industrial and residential city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area known for its port, oil refinery, and diverse communities.
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D.
Soledad, California
Soledad, California is a small agricultural city in Monterey County best known as the primary gateway to Pinnacles National Park.
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E.
Brea, California
Brea, California is a suburban city in northern Orange County known for its shopping centers, public art program, and residential communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
college town ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countrySubdivision |
western United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Western United States
|
| county |
Yolo County
ⓘ
surface form:
Yolo County, California
|
| hasCityStatus | incorporated city ⓘ |
| hasClimate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| hasCulturalEvent |
Davis Farmers Market
ⓘ
Picnic Day (UC Davis event held in Davis) ⓘ |
| hasDemographicCharacteristic |
high educational attainment
ⓘ
large student population ⓘ |
| hasEconomicSector |
agriculture
ⓘ
higher education ⓘ research and development ⓘ technology startups ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
UC Davis Arboretum
ⓘ
University of California, Davis ⓘ
surface form:
UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
UC Davis Medical Center ⓘ
surface form:
UC Davis Medical Center (affiliated, located in Sacramento)
University of California, Davis ⓘ
surface form:
UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
|
| hasPolicy |
bicycle-friendly planning
ⓘ
sustainability-focused city planning ⓘ |
| hasPublicArt | bicycle-themed sculptures ⓘ |
| hasUniversity | University of California, Davis ⓘ |
| incorporationDate | 1917 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
University of California, Davis
ⓘ
agricultural research ⓘ bicycle culture ⓘ college-town character ⓘ cycling infrastructure ⓘ environmental research ⓘ sustainability initiatives ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Putah Creek ⓘ |
| locatedOnTransportCorridor |
Amtrak Capitol Corridor
ⓘ
surface form:
Capitol Corridor rail line
|
| namedAfter | Jerome C. Davis ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Sacramento
ⓘ
surface form:
Sacramento, California
Vacaville, California ⓘ Woodland, California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Woodland, California
|
| originalName | Davisville ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sacramento Valley
ⓘ
Sacramento metropolitan area ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| transportFeature |
Amtrak station
ⓘ
bike paths ⓘ bike undercrossings ⓘ extensive bike lanes ⓘ proximity to Interstate 80 ⓘ |
| UTCOffsetDaylightSavingTime | UTC−07:00 ⓘ |
| UTCOffsetStandardTime | UTC−08:00 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Davis, California Description of subject: Davis, California is a college town in Yolo County best known as the home of the University of California, Davis and for its strong emphasis on cycling, sustainability, and agricultural research.
Referenced by (35)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
City of Davis
subject surface form:
Woodland, California
subject surface form:
Winters, California
subject surface form:
College of Engineering (UC Davis)
subject surface form:
School of Education (UC Davis)
subject surface form:
College of Biological Sciences (UC Davis)
subject surface form:
College of Letters and Science (UC Davis)
subject surface form:
UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
this entity surface form:
Davis, California, United States
subject surface form:
SolanoExpress
subject surface form:
Hassan Minhaj
this entity surface form:
Davis, California, United States
this entity surface form:
Davis, California, United States
this entity surface form:
Davis, California, United States