Triple
T11820180
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Vanderkloof Dam |
E281104
|
entity |
| Predicate | operator |
P179
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Department of Water and Sanitation (South Africa) |
E301059
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Department of Water and Sanitation (South Africa) | Statement: [Vanderkloof Dam, operator, Department of Water and Sanitation (South Africa)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Water and Sanitation (South Africa) Context triple: [Vanderkloof Dam, operator, Department of Water and Sanitation (South Africa)]
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A.
Department of Water and Sanitation (South Africa)
chosen
The Department of Water and Sanitation (South Africa) is the national government department responsible for managing the country’s water resources and sanitation services, including the operation of major dams and water infrastructure.
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B.
Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation
The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation is an Indian government department responsible for policy, planning, and implementation of programs to provide safe drinking water and improve sanitation, particularly in rural areas.
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C.
Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (South Africa)
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (South Africa) is the national government department responsible for managing and maintaining state-owned buildings and infrastructure, and for leading public infrastructure development across the country.
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D.
Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation
The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation is a Nigerian government ministry responsible for formulating and implementing national policies and programs on water supply, sanitation, and water resources management.
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E.
Bureau of Water Supply
The Bureau of Water Supply is a division of New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection responsible for operating and protecting the city’s upstate reservoir and aqueduct system that delivers drinking water to millions of residents.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d6ab26aae88190b2489efcb2a24234 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8a5e87e488190905bc3bb6d721e56 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:25 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f131e1891081909cfbd9e2eb168808 |
completed | April 28, 2026, 10:17 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:42 p.m.