Global Location Number
E792169
The Global Location Number (GLN) is a globally unique identifier used to unambiguously identify legal entities, trading partners, and physical locations in supply chains and business communications.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Global Location Number canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9325883 — 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: Global Location Number Context triple: [GS1, developsStandard, Global Location Number]
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A.
Global Pass
Global Pass is a type of InterRail ticket that allows flexible train travel across multiple European countries within a specified period.
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B.
National Location Code system
The National Location Code system is a standardized scheme used to uniquely identify railway locations and facilities across a national rail network for operational, ticketing, and data management purposes.
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C.
National Numbering Agencies
National Numbering Agencies are organizations in various countries responsible for assigning and managing unique securities identification codes in accordance with international standards.
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D.
Geolocation API
Geolocation API is a Google Maps web service that determines a device’s approximate location using nearby cell towers, Wi-Fi nodes, and other network-based signals instead of GPS.
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E.
Global Telecommunication System
The Global Telecommunication System is an international network for the real-time exchange of meteorological and related data that underpins global weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
- 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: Global Location Number Target entity description: The Global Location Number (GLN) is a globally unique identifier used to unambiguously identify legal entities, trading partners, and physical locations in supply chains and business communications.
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A.
Global Pass
Global Pass is a type of InterRail ticket that allows flexible train travel across multiple European countries within a specified period.
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B.
National Location Code system
The National Location Code system is a standardized scheme used to uniquely identify railway locations and facilities across a national rail network for operational, ticketing, and data management purposes.
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C.
National Numbering Agencies
National Numbering Agencies are organizations in various countries responsible for assigning and managing unique securities identification codes in accordance with international standards.
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D.
Geolocation API
Geolocation API is a Google Maps web service that determines a device’s approximate location using nearby cell towers, Wi-Fi nodes, and other network-based signals instead of GPS.
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E.
Global Telecommunication System
The Global Telecommunication System is an international network for the real-time exchange of meteorological and related data that underpins global weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
GS1 identification key
ⓘ
identifier standard ⓘ location identifier ⓘ |
| abbreviation | GLN ⓘ |
| assignedBy |
GS1 member companies
ⓘ
linked to:
GS1
|
| benefit |
automation of business processes
ⓘ
interoperability between trading partners ⓘ unambiguous location identification ⓘ |
| conformsTo |
GS1 General Specifications
ⓘ
linked to:
GS1
|
| developedBy | GS1 ⓘ |
| hasCheckDigitAlgorithm | GS1 modulo-10 algorithm ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
GS1 company prefix
ⓘ
linked to:
GS1
check digit ⓘ location reference ⓘ |
| hasLength | 13 digits ⓘ |
| identifies |
bill-to locations
ⓘ
billing locations ⓘ companies ⓘ delivery points ⓘ departments ⓘ ordering locations ⓘ pay-to locations ⓘ ship-to locations ⓘ stores ⓘ warehouses ⓘ |
| isGloballyUnique | true ⓘ |
| managedBy | national GS1 member organizations ⓘ |
| relatedStandard |
Global Company Prefix
ⓘ
Global Service Relation Number ⓘ Global Trade Item Number ⓘ Serial Shipping Container Code ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| supportsProcess |
inventory management
ⓘ
logistics ⓘ master data management ⓘ order-to-cash processes ⓘ traceability ⓘ |
| usedFor |
identifying digital locations
ⓘ
identifying functional locations ⓘ identifying legal entities ⓘ identifying physical locations ⓘ identifying trading partners ⓘ |
| usedIn |
B2B integration
ⓘ
business communications ⓘ electronic data interchange ⓘ supply chains ⓘ |
| usedWith |
EDI messages
ⓘ
GS1 EPC/RFID tags ⓘ
linked to:
EPC Class 1 Gen 2
GS1 barcodes ⓘ
linked to:
GS1
|
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
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.
Input
Subject: Global Location Number Description of subject: The Global Location Number (GLN) is a globally unique identifier used to unambiguously identify legal entities, trading partners, and physical locations in supply chains and business communications.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.