Triple

T12733601
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lummi Island E304303 entity
Predicate ferryOperator P5933 FINISHED
Object Whatcom County Public Works
Whatcom County Public Works is a county government department in Washington State responsible for infrastructure services such as roads, solid waste, and the operation of local ferry transportation.
E999886 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: Whatcom County Public Works | Statement: [Lummi Island, ferryOperator, Whatcom County Public Works]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whatcom County Public Works
Context triple: [Lummi Island, ferryOperator, Whatcom County Public Works]
  • A. Pierce County Public Works and Utilities
    Pierce County Public Works and Utilities is a county government department in Pierce County, Washington, responsible for managing public infrastructure and utility services such as roads, airports, sewer, and solid waste.
  • B. King County Department of Transportation
    King County Department of Transportation is the public agency responsible for managing and operating transportation services and infrastructure in King County, Washington, including transit programs like Vanpool.
  • C. Snohomish County Council
    The Snohomish County Council is the elected legislative body responsible for setting policy, passing ordinances, and overseeing the budget for Snohomish County in Washington State.
  • D. Skagit County Fire District
    Skagit County Fire District is a local fire protection and emergency services agency in Skagit County, Washington.
  • E. Pierce County Council
    Pierce County Council is the elected legislative body responsible for setting policy, passing ordinances, and overseeing the budget for Pierce County, Washington.
  • 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: Whatcom County Public Works
Triple: [Lummi Island, ferryOperator, Whatcom County Public Works]
Generated description
Whatcom County Public Works is a county government department in Washington State responsible for infrastructure services such as roads, solid waste, and the operation of local ferry transportation.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whatcom County Public Works
Target entity description: Whatcom County Public Works is a county government department in Washington State responsible for infrastructure services such as roads, solid waste, and the operation of local ferry transportation.
  • A. Pierce County Public Works and Utilities
    Pierce County Public Works and Utilities is a county government department in Pierce County, Washington, responsible for managing public infrastructure and utility services such as roads, airports, sewer, and solid waste.
  • B. King County Department of Transportation
    King County Department of Transportation is the public agency responsible for managing and operating transportation services and infrastructure in King County, Washington, including transit programs like Vanpool.
  • C. Snohomish County Council
    The Snohomish County Council is the elected legislative body responsible for setting policy, passing ordinances, and overseeing the budget for Snohomish County in Washington State.
  • D. Skagit County Fire District
    Skagit County Fire District is a local fire protection and emergency services agency in Skagit County, Washington.
  • E. Pierce County Council
    Pierce County Council is the elected legislative body responsible for setting policy, passing ordinances, and overseeing the budget for Pierce County, Washington.
  • 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_69d7bdf1426c8190a4402e1c4cdec33a completed April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d9646902408190b29268d864833b80 completed April 10, 2026, 8:58 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f67c8c38a88190853c4d14e2492599 completed May 2, 2026, 10:37 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f67db4dd2081909a238e368645e899 completed May 2, 2026, 10:41 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f67ed2eac88190938747d2c75bae86 completed May 2, 2026, 10:46 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:26 p.m.