Triple
T1745870
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Metro Vancouver |
E38333
|
entity |
| Predicate | publicTransitOperator |
P20657
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
TransLink
TransLink is the regional transportation authority that plans, manages, and operates public transit and related transportation services across Metro Vancouver, British Columbia.
|
E197675
|
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: TransLink | Statement: [Metro Vancouver, publicTransitOperator, TransLink]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: TransLink Context triple: [Metro Vancouver, publicTransitOperator, TransLink]
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A.
TransLink
TransLink was the original name of the San Francisco Bay Area’s regional contactless transit fare payment system, later rebranded as the Clipper card.
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B.
OC Transpo
OC Transpo is the public transit agency that operates bus and light rail services throughout Ottawa, Ontario.
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C.
Metro Transit
Metro Transit is the primary public transportation agency for the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, operating buses, light rail, and commuter rail services.
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D.
Everett Transit
Everett Transit is the public bus transportation agency serving the city of Everett in Washington State.
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E.
Omnitrans
Omnitrans is the primary public bus transit agency serving San Bernardino County and surrounding communities in Southern California.
- 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: TransLink Triple: [Metro Vancouver, publicTransitOperator, TransLink]
Generated description
TransLink is the regional transportation authority that plans, manages, and operates public transit and related transportation services across Metro Vancouver, British Columbia.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: TransLink Target entity description: TransLink is the regional transportation authority that plans, manages, and operates public transit and related transportation services across Metro Vancouver, British Columbia.
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A.
TransLink
TransLink was the original name of the San Francisco Bay Area’s regional contactless transit fare payment system, later rebranded as the Clipper card.
-
B.
OC Transpo
OC Transpo is the public transit agency that operates bus and light rail services throughout Ottawa, Ontario.
-
C.
Metro Transit
Metro Transit is the primary public transportation agency for the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, operating buses, light rail, and commuter rail services.
-
D.
Everett Transit
Everett Transit is the public bus transportation agency serving the city of Everett in Washington State.
-
E.
Omnitrans
Omnitrans is the primary public bus transit agency serving San Bernardino County and surrounding communities in Southern California.
- 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_69a8862b01a48190ab47209063af82d9 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa63e93f3481909f61d581f7a5bdfa |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:19 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ada0de0ff08190bb7758e3ba32de80 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:16 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ada524a234819082f94430da4e802d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:34 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ada5bc32ac8190a921410bdfa465fa |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:37 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:31 p.m.