Triple
T11845531
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Portage Lake (Michigan) |
E281764
|
entity |
| Predicate | connectedBy |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Portage Canal
Portage Canal is a man-made waterway in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula that provides a navigable connection between Portage Lake and Lake Superior, historically important for regional shipping and mining.
|
E949305
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: Portage Canal | Statement: [Portage Lake (Michigan), connectedBy, Portage Canal]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Portage Canal Context triple: [Portage Lake (Michigan), connectedBy, Portage Canal]
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A.
Champlain Canal
The Champlain Canal is a historic waterway in New York State that links the Hudson River to Lake Champlain, forming part of the state's inland navigation system.
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B.
Blackstone Canal
The Blackstone Canal is a historic 19th-century waterway in the northeastern United States that played a key role in early industrial transportation and the development of mill towns in the Blackstone Valley.
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C.
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal is a historic man-made waterway in New York State that opened in 1825, linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and transforming U.S. commerce and westward expansion.
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D.
Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal
Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal is a major industrial waterway in northwest Indiana that serves as a key shipping and steel-production hub on the southern shore of Lake Michigan.
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E.
Cayuga–Seneca Canal
The Cayuga–Seneca Canal is a navigable waterway in upstate New York that links Cayuga and Seneca Lakes to the Erie Canal, facilitating regional transportation and recreation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Portage Canal Triple: [Portage Lake (Michigan), connectedBy, Portage Canal]
Generated description
Portage Canal is a man-made waterway in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula that provides a navigable connection between Portage Lake and Lake Superior, historically important for regional shipping and mining.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Portage Canal Target entity description: Portage Canal is a man-made waterway in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula that provides a navigable connection between Portage Lake and Lake Superior, historically important for regional shipping and mining.
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A.
Champlain Canal
The Champlain Canal is a historic waterway in New York State that links the Hudson River to Lake Champlain, forming part of the state's inland navigation system.
-
B.
Blackstone Canal
The Blackstone Canal is a historic 19th-century waterway in the northeastern United States that played a key role in early industrial transportation and the development of mill towns in the Blackstone Valley.
-
C.
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal is a historic man-made waterway in New York State that opened in 1825, linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and transforming U.S. commerce and westward expansion.
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D.
Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal
Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal is a major industrial waterway in northwest Indiana that serves as a key shipping and steel-production hub on the southern shore of Lake Michigan.
-
E.
Cayuga–Seneca Canal
The Cayuga–Seneca Canal is a navigable waterway in upstate New York that links Cayuga and Seneca Lakes to the Erie Canal, facilitating regional transportation and recreation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69d6ab287ba48190a5178779fd19b9b7 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8a65b5ff08190bb58361f6a6acdca |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:27 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f167a876048190aeeeccebae9e46ad |
completed | April 29, 2026, 2:06 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f17005c318819090e54bc64d135477 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 2:42 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f17814de1881908973af026af5d1d1 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 3:16 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:43 p.m.