Triple

T21628962
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Land O’Corn E533776 entity
Predicate primaryRoute P6298 FINISHED
Object Chicago – Iowa
Chicago–Iowa is a passenger rail route connecting Chicago with destinations in Iowa, historically associated with trains such as the Land O’Corn.
E1494152 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: Chicago – Iowa | Statement: [Land O’Corn, primaryRoute, Chicago – Iowa]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chicago – Iowa
Context triple: [Land O’Corn, primaryRoute, Chicago – Iowa]
  • A. Chicago–Omaha
    Chicago–Omaha was a key Midwestern rail corridor linking Chicago, Illinois, with Omaha, Nebraska, and serving as an important route for both passenger and freight traffic.
  • B. Chicago and Milwaukee
    Chicago and Milwaukee are two major Midwestern U.S. cities located along the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, known for their cultural, economic, and historical significance.
  • C. Quad Cities (Iowa portion)
    Quad Cities (Iowa portion) refers to the group of cities in eastern Iowa—primarily Davenport and Bettendorf—that, together with neighboring Illinois cities, make up the bi-state Quad Cities metropolitan area along the Mississippi River.
  • D. Davenport, Iowa
    Davenport, Iowa is a major city along the Mississippi River in eastern Iowa, known as part of the Quad Cities metropolitan area and a regional hub for commerce and culture.
  • E. Des Moines, Iowa
    Des Moines, Iowa is the capital and most populous city of Iowa, known as a major center for the U.S. insurance industry and regional finance.
  • 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: Chicago – Iowa
Triple: [Land O’Corn, primaryRoute, Chicago – Iowa]
Generated description
Chicago–Iowa is a passenger rail route connecting Chicago with destinations in Iowa, historically associated with trains such as the Land O’Corn.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chicago – Iowa
Target entity description: Chicago–Iowa is a passenger rail route connecting Chicago with destinations in Iowa, historically associated with trains such as the Land O’Corn.
  • A. Chicago–Omaha
    Chicago–Omaha was a key Midwestern rail corridor linking Chicago, Illinois, with Omaha, Nebraska, and serving as an important route for both passenger and freight traffic.
  • B. Chicago and Milwaukee
    Chicago and Milwaukee are two major Midwestern U.S. cities located along the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, known for their cultural, economic, and historical significance.
  • C. Quad Cities (Iowa portion)
    Quad Cities (Iowa portion) refers to the group of cities in eastern Iowa—primarily Davenport and Bettendorf—that, together with neighboring Illinois cities, make up the bi-state Quad Cities metropolitan area along the Mississippi River.
  • D. Davenport, Iowa
    Davenport, Iowa is a major city along the Mississippi River in eastern Iowa, known as part of the Quad Cities metropolitan area and a regional hub for commerce and culture.
  • E. Des Moines, Iowa
    Des Moines, Iowa is the capital and most populous city of Iowa, known as a major center for the U.S. insurance industry and regional finance.
  • 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_69e0c464fba881908d0ff2ac80511ce1 completed April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ef5214e72c8190af109089f58fca4f completed April 27, 2026, 12:09 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0a0f9531b08190bbddca01060f20ae completed May 17, 2026, 6:57 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0a108bf4608190af587dd34077f2ad completed May 17, 2026, 7:01 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0a110507d48190ad75223311ce159e completed May 17, 2026, 7:03 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:34 p.m.