Triple

T1850239
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Maine State Ferry Service E41377 entity
Predicate route P5619 FINISHED
Object Rockland–Matinicus
Rockland–Matinicus is a ferry route in Maine connecting the mainland town of Rockland with the remote island community of Matinicus.
E215167 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: Rockland–Matinicus | Statement: [Maine State Ferry Service, route, Rockland–Matinicus]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rockland–Matinicus
Context triple: [Maine State Ferry Service, route, Rockland–Matinicus]
  • A. Monomoy Island
    Monomoy Island is a barrier island and wildlife refuge off the coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, known for its protected habitats and abundant bird and seal populations.
  • B. Brewsters Islands
    Brewsters Islands are a small group of islands in Boston Harbor known for their rugged coastal scenery and historic maritime significance.
  • C. Chebeague Island, Maine
    Chebeague Island, Maine is a small island community in Casco Bay known for its coastal scenery, historic fishing and lobstering heritage, and role as a seasonal and year-round residential destination.
  • D. Rockland–Vinalhaven
    Rockland–Vinalhaven is a ferry route in Maine connecting the mainland town of Rockland with the island community of Vinalhaven across Penobscot Bay.
  • E. Fundy Isles
    Fundy Isles is a scenic archipelago in southwestern New Brunswick, Canada, known for its coastal landscapes, fishing communities, and proximity to the Bay of Fundy.
  • 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: Rockland–Matinicus
Triple: [Maine State Ferry Service, route, Rockland–Matinicus]
Generated description
Rockland–Matinicus is a ferry route in Maine connecting the mainland town of Rockland with the remote island community of Matinicus.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rockland–Matinicus
Target entity description: Rockland–Matinicus is a ferry route in Maine connecting the mainland town of Rockland with the remote island community of Matinicus.
  • A. Monomoy Island
    Monomoy Island is a barrier island and wildlife refuge off the coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, known for its protected habitats and abundant bird and seal populations.
  • B. Brewsters Islands
    Brewsters Islands are a small group of islands in Boston Harbor known for their rugged coastal scenery and historic maritime significance.
  • C. Chebeague Island, Maine
    Chebeague Island, Maine is a small island community in Casco Bay known for its coastal scenery, historic fishing and lobstering heritage, and role as a seasonal and year-round residential destination.
  • D. Rockland–Vinalhaven
    Rockland–Vinalhaven is a ferry route in Maine connecting the mainland town of Rockland with the island community of Vinalhaven across Penobscot Bay.
  • E. Fundy Isles
    Fundy Isles is a scenic archipelago in southwestern New Brunswick, Canada, known for its coastal landscapes, fishing communities, and proximity to the Bay of Fundy.
  • 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_69a88648cd44819093303206d96d76ad completed March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abb066bd6881909c8d6a6b63cb0ee5 completed March 7, 2026, 4:58 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69adf3c5acb88190aef46483b3318431 completed March 8, 2026, 10:10 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69adf4a146988190aac81580839b1bd5 completed March 8, 2026, 10:13 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69adf4f7c908819089ccdc881af10da9 completed March 8, 2026, 10:15 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m.