Alviso, San Jose
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Alviso is a historic waterfront district in northern San Jose, California, known for its former role as a busy port on the southern San Francisco Bay and its surrounding wetlands and salt ponds.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alviso, San Jose canonical | 1 |
| Alviso, San Jose, California | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5171645 — 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: Alviso, San Jose Context triple: [Guadalupe River, flowsNear, Alviso, San Jose]
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A.
Salinas
Salinas is a prominent agricultural city in Northern California, often called the "Salad Bowl of the World" and known as the birthplace of author John Steinbeck.
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B.
San Juan Bautista, California
San Juan Bautista, California is a small historic town in San Benito County known for its well-preserved Spanish mission, 19th-century architecture, and role in early California history.
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C.
San Ramón
San Ramón is a locality within the municipality of Huixquilucan in the State of Mexico, forming part of the greater Mexico City metropolitan area.
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D.
San Ramón
San Ramón is a small Nicaraguan town on Ometepe Island, known as a gateway for hiking and exploring the nearby Maderas Volcano and its surrounding natural attractions.
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E.
San Ramón
San Ramón is a commune in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of Chile, known primarily as a residential area within Greater Santiago.
- 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: Alviso, San Jose Target entity description: Alviso is a historic waterfront district in northern San Jose, California, known for its former role as a busy port on the southern San Francisco Bay and its surrounding wetlands and salt ponds.
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A.
Salinas
Salinas is a prominent agricultural city in Northern California, often called the "Salad Bowl of the World" and known as the birthplace of author John Steinbeck.
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B.
San Juan Bautista, California
San Juan Bautista, California is a small historic town in San Benito County known for its well-preserved Spanish mission, 19th-century architecture, and role in early California history.
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C.
San Ramón
San Ramón is a locality within the municipality of Huixquilucan in the State of Mexico, forming part of the greater Mexico City metropolitan area.
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D.
San Ramón
San Ramón is a small Nicaraguan town on Ometepe Island, known as a gateway for hiking and exploring the nearby Maderas Volcano and its surrounding natural attractions.
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E.
San Ramón
San Ramón is a commune in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of Chile, known primarily as a residential area within Greater Santiago.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
district
ⓘ
historic district ⓘ neighborhood ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Coyote Creek (Santa Clara County) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| annexationYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| annexedBy | City of San Jose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaCode |
408
ⓘ
669 ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Santa Clara County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| daylightSavingTimeZone |
Pacific Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Daylight Time
|
| elevation | approximately 13 feet below sea level ⓘ |
| environment |
restored salt ponds
ⓘ
tidal marshes ⓘ |
| floodRisk | high ⓘ |
| governedBy | San Jose City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Alviso Historic District
NERFINISHED
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Alviso Marina NERFINISHED ⓘ Laine Store NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyProtectedArea | Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTrail | San Francisco Bay Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPark | Alviso Marina County Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasZoning |
commercial
ⓘ
industrial ⓘ residential ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
port town serving San Jose
ⓘ
shipping point for agricultural products ⓘ |
| knownFor |
former port activity
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historic waterfront ⓘ salt ponds ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern San Jose ⓘ |
| locatedOn | southern San Francisco Bay ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Milpitas, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santa Clara, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | San Jose, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRegion | Silicon Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 95002 ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| timezone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportation |
Capitol Corridor (nearby rail service)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
VTA bus service ⓘ |
| waterBody |
Coyote Creek Sloughs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guadalupe River (via nearby sloughs) ⓘ San Francisco Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alviso, San Jose Description of subject: Alviso is a historic waterfront district in northern San Jose, California, known for its former role as a busy port on the southern San Francisco Bay and its surrounding wetlands and salt ponds.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Alviso, San Jose, California