Triple
T1615943
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Prince Rupert |
E34717
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasFerryServiceBy |
P1737
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
BC Ferries
BC Ferries is a major Canadian ferry operator providing passenger and vehicle transportation along the British Columbia coast and to various coastal communities and islands.
|
E182798
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: BC Ferries | Statement: [Prince Rupert, hasFerryServiceBy, BC Ferries]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: BC Ferries Context triple: [Prince Rupert, hasFerryServiceBy, BC Ferries]
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A.
Washington State Ferries
Washington State Ferries is the largest ferry system in the United States, operating a network of passenger and vehicle routes across the waterways of Washington State.
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B.
Toronto Island Ferry
The Toronto Island Ferry is a passenger boat service that transports people between downtown Toronto and the Toronto Islands, offering both essential transit and scenic views of the city skyline.
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C.
Caledonian MacBrayne
Caledonian MacBrayne is a major Scottish ferry operator that runs passenger and vehicle services to numerous islands and remote coastal communities on Scotland’s west coast.
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D.
Steamship Authority ferries
Steamship Authority ferries are passenger and vehicle ferry services that connect mainland Massachusetts to island destinations such as Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket.
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E.
Casco Bay Lines
Casco Bay Lines is a ferry service operating passenger and vehicle routes among the islands and mainland ports of Casco Bay in Maine.
- 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: BC Ferries Triple: [Prince Rupert, hasFerryServiceBy, BC Ferries]
Generated description
BC Ferries is a major Canadian ferry operator providing passenger and vehicle transportation along the British Columbia coast and to various coastal communities and islands.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: BC Ferries Target entity description: BC Ferries is a major Canadian ferry operator providing passenger and vehicle transportation along the British Columbia coast and to various coastal communities and islands.
-
A.
Washington State Ferries
Washington State Ferries is the largest ferry system in the United States, operating a network of passenger and vehicle routes across the waterways of Washington State.
-
B.
Toronto Island Ferry
The Toronto Island Ferry is a passenger boat service that transports people between downtown Toronto and the Toronto Islands, offering both essential transit and scenic views of the city skyline.
-
C.
Caledonian MacBrayne
Caledonian MacBrayne is a major Scottish ferry operator that runs passenger and vehicle services to numerous islands and remote coastal communities on Scotland’s west coast.
-
D.
Steamship Authority ferries
Steamship Authority ferries are passenger and vehicle ferry services that connect mainland Massachusetts to island destinations such as Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket.
-
E.
Casco Bay Lines
Casco Bay Lines is a ferry service operating passenger and vehicle routes among the islands and mainland ports of Casco Bay in Maine.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasFerryServiceBy Context triple: [Prince Rupert, hasFerryServiceBy, BC Ferries]
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A.
hasFerryService
chosen
Indicates that there is an operational ferry connection or transport service available between the related locations or entities.
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B.
hasFerryPort
Indicates that a place serves as a location where ferries regularly dock to load and unload passengers or cargo.
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C.
hasNearbyFerryPort
Indicates that one location is situated close enough to another location that serves as a ferry port to be considered nearby.
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D.
ferryOperator
Indicates that one entity operates, manages, or runs a ferry service for another entity or in a particular context.
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E.
linkedByFerryTo
Indicates that one place is connected to another by a ferry route that enables transport between them.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69a885ffc5ec819091afa325d5f9611c |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a93fef600c819080fe75c42c8e6dac |
completed | March 5, 2026, 8:33 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad51cd2e54819086924378792eb2e3 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:39 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad5248af2881909755ae87b4cd0041 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:41 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad52b3dcf081909e73fba891e985b2 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:43 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a907c52a548190b648a31ea306dd5b |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:34 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:28 p.m.