Triple
T1189094
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 |
E25315
|
entity |
| Predicate | relatedTo |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
United States–Canada environmental cooperation
United States–Canada environmental cooperation encompasses the long-standing binational efforts, institutions, and agreements through which the two countries jointly manage shared ecosystems, waters, and environmental challenges along their common border.
|
E136164
|
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: United States–Canada environmental cooperation | Statement: [Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909, relatedTo, United States–Canada environmental cooperation]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States–Canada environmental cooperation Context triple: [Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909, relatedTo, United States–Canada environmental cooperation]
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A.
Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement is a binational accord between the United States and Canada that establishes shared commitments and coordinated actions to protect and restore the water quality and ecosystem health of the Great Lakes.
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B.
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement
The Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement is an international accord among the Great Lakes states and Canadian provinces that coordinates the protection, conservation, and management of the shared Great Lakes–St. Lawrence freshwater resources.
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C.
Canada–United States border region
The Canada–United States border region is the extensive transboundary area where the two countries meet, encompassing shared ecosystems, waterways, and communities that require coordinated environmental and policy management.
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D.
Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909
The Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 is a foundational agreement between the United States and Canada that established principles and mechanisms for preventing and resolving disputes over shared boundary waters.
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E.
Canada–United States border
The Canada–United States border is the world’s longest international land boundary, separating Canada and the United States across diverse terrains from the Atlantic to the Pacific and Arctic Oceans.
- 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: United States–Canada environmental cooperation Triple: [Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909, relatedTo, United States–Canada environmental cooperation]
Generated description
United States–Canada environmental cooperation encompasses the long-standing binational efforts, institutions, and agreements through which the two countries jointly manage shared ecosystems, waters, and environmental challenges along their common border.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States–Canada environmental cooperation Target entity description: United States–Canada environmental cooperation encompasses the long-standing binational efforts, institutions, and agreements through which the two countries jointly manage shared ecosystems, waters, and environmental challenges along their common border.
-
A.
Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement is a binational accord between the United States and Canada that establishes shared commitments and coordinated actions to protect and restore the water quality and ecosystem health of the Great Lakes.
-
B.
Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement
The Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement is an international accord among the Great Lakes states and Canadian provinces that coordinates the protection, conservation, and management of the shared Great Lakes–St. Lawrence freshwater resources.
-
C.
Canada–United States border region
The Canada–United States border region is the extensive transboundary area where the two countries meet, encompassing shared ecosystems, waterways, and communities that require coordinated environmental and policy management.
-
D.
Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909
The Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 is a foundational agreement between the United States and Canada that established principles and mechanisms for preventing and resolving disputes over shared boundary waters.
-
E.
Canada–United States border
The Canada–United States border is the world’s longest international land boundary, separating Canada and the United States across diverse terrains from the Atlantic to the Pacific and Arctic Oceans.
- 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_69a49427d98881908646d6c63b8cea1e |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bd57c3c481908bdca483fcaa3297 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:27 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac764ccb1c8190a302137a0e67cb88 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:02 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac76e1b430819092669c6e83d7a62c |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:05 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac77670fa08190827ef34ba9d52a70 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:07 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:45 p.m.