Triple

T19782806
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Western Province, Zambia E475179 entity
Predicate hasBorderCrossing P4105 FINISHED
Object Sesheke–Katima Mulilo border crossing
The Sesheke–Katima Mulilo border crossing is an international road crossing over the Zambezi River linking western Zambia with Namibia’s Caprivi Strip, serving as a key regional trade and transport route in southern Africa.
E1393529 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: Sesheke–Katima Mulilo border crossing | Statement: [Western Province, Zambia, hasBorderCrossing, Sesheke–Katima Mulilo border crossing]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sesheke–Katima Mulilo border crossing
Context triple: [Western Province, Zambia, hasBorderCrossing, Sesheke–Katima Mulilo border crossing]
  • A. Plumtree–Ramokgwebana border crossing
    The Plumtree–Ramokgwebana border crossing is a major road and customs checkpoint linking western Zimbabwe with eastern Botswana, serving as an important regional trade and travel route.
  • B. Trans-Kalahari Border Post
    Trans-Kalahari Border Post is a key international crossing facility along the Trans-Kalahari Corridor that facilitates road transport and trade between Southern African countries.
  • C. Kazungula border crossing
    The Kazungula border crossing is a key southern African transit point and bridge complex over the Zambezi River that links Botswana and Zimbabwe and facilitates regional trade and travel.
  • D. Chirundu Border Post
    Chirundu Border Post is a key town and border crossing between Zimbabwe and Zambia, serving as an important transit point for regional trade and travel.
  • E. Lebombo border post
    The Lebombo border post is a major land crossing between South Africa and Mozambique, serving as a key gateway for trade and travel along the Maputo Corridor.
  • 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: Sesheke–Katima Mulilo border crossing
Triple: [Western Province, Zambia, hasBorderCrossing, Sesheke–Katima Mulilo border crossing]
Generated description
The Sesheke–Katima Mulilo border crossing is an international road crossing over the Zambezi River linking western Zambia with Namibia’s Caprivi Strip, serving as a key regional trade and transport route in southern Africa.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sesheke–Katima Mulilo border crossing
Target entity description: The Sesheke–Katima Mulilo border crossing is an international road crossing over the Zambezi River linking western Zambia with Namibia’s Caprivi Strip, serving as a key regional trade and transport route in southern Africa.
  • A. Plumtree–Ramokgwebana border crossing
    The Plumtree–Ramokgwebana border crossing is a major road and customs checkpoint linking western Zimbabwe with eastern Botswana, serving as an important regional trade and travel route.
  • B. Trans-Kalahari Border Post
    Trans-Kalahari Border Post is a key international crossing facility along the Trans-Kalahari Corridor that facilitates road transport and trade between Southern African countries.
  • C. Kazungula border crossing
    The Kazungula border crossing is a key southern African transit point and bridge complex over the Zambezi River that links Botswana and Zimbabwe and facilitates regional trade and travel.
  • D. Chirundu Border Post
    Chirundu Border Post is a key town and border crossing between Zimbabwe and Zambia, serving as an important transit point for regional trade and travel.
  • E. Lebombo border post
    The Lebombo border post is a major land crossing between South Africa and Mozambique, serving as a key gateway for trade and travel along the Maputo Corridor.
  • 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_69d8e51b014081908b263e167370529a completed April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e653852e848190b8971981a164e8f9 completed April 20, 2026, 4:25 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a07bd7c3a28819080ffaed556b70274 completed May 16, 2026, 12:42 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a07be01b0f4819086e79b84b23824c4 completed May 16, 2026, 12:44 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a07be6a2a748190a70d48d20cef4714 completed May 16, 2026, 12:46 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:49 p.m.