National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
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The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization that develops and administers professional licensure examinations for engineers and surveyors across multiple jurisdictions.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T379 — 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.
Target entity: National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying Context triple: [Hoover Medal, presentedBy, National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying]
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American Society of Civil Engineers
The American Society of Civil Engineers is a professional organization in the United States that represents civil engineers and promotes the advancement of civil engineering practice, education, and infrastructure.
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B.
American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers is a professional society that advances the knowledge, practice, and professional development of engineers and scientists in the mining, metallurgical, and petroleum industries.
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C.
National Academy of Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering is a prestigious U.S. organization that brings together leading engineers to provide expert advice on engineering and technology issues of national importance.
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D.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is a professional organization that sets engineering standards, promotes research and education, and supports the global mechanical engineering community.
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E.
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
The American Institute of Electrical Engineers was a major U.S. professional organization for electrical engineers that later became part of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying Target entity description: The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization that develops and administers professional licensure examinations for engineers and surveyors across multiple jurisdictions.
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A.
American Society of Civil Engineers
The American Society of Civil Engineers is a professional organization in the United States that represents civil engineers and promotes the advancement of civil engineering practice, education, and infrastructure.
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B.
American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers is a professional society that advances the knowledge, practice, and professional development of engineers and scientists in the mining, metallurgical, and petroleum industries.
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C.
National Academy of Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering is a prestigious U.S. organization that brings together leading engineers to provide expert advice on engineering and technology issues of national importance.
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D.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is a professional organization that sets engineering standards, promotes research and education, and supports the global mechanical engineering community.
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E.
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
The American Institute of Electrical Engineers was a major U.S. professional organization for electrical engineers that later became part of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nonprofit organization
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professional association ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
NCEES
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| activity |
credential evaluation for licensure mobility
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development of model laws and rules for licensure ⓘ exam score reporting to member boards ⓘ |
| basedIn | Greenville, South Carolina ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
ABET (for chemical engineering programs)
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surface form:
ABET
professional engineering societies ⓘ professional surveying societies ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developsExam |
Fundamentals of Engineering exam
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Fundamentals of Surveying exam ⓘ Principles and Practice of Engineering exam ⓘ Principles and Practice of Surveying exam ⓘ |
| employs |
exam development staff
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psychometricians ⓘ |
| examFormat |
computer-based testing
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paper-based testing ⓘ |
| field |
engineering
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land surveying ⓘ |
| focus |
licensure standards harmonization
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professional competency assessment ⓘ |
| formerName |
National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
National Council of State Boards of Engineering Examiners
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| founded | 1920 ⓘ |
| governingBody |
National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
council of member licensing boards
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| hasMember |
state engineering boards
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state surveying boards ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Greenville, South Carolina ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | 501(c)(3) nonprofit ⓘ |
| mission | advance licensure for engineers and surveyors in order to safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of the public ⓘ |
| purpose |
administration of professional licensure exams
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development of engineering licensure examinations ⓘ development of surveying licensure examinations ⓘ support of professional licensure for engineers ⓘ support of professional licensure for surveyors ⓘ |
| regionServed |
U.S. territories
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
international licensure boards ⓘ |
| sector | professional regulation ⓘ |
| website | https://ncees.org ⓘ |
| worksWith |
U.S. state engineering licensure boards
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U.S. state surveying licensure boards ⓘ territorial licensure boards ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying Description of subject: The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization that develops and administers professional licensure examinations for engineers and surveyors across multiple jurisdictions.
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