Triple
T257764
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Champlain Canal |
E5472
|
entity |
| Predicate | maintainedBy |
P86
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
New York State Canal Corporation
The New York State Canal Corporation is the public agency responsible for operating, maintaining, and promoting New York’s historic canal system, including the Erie, Champlain, Oswego, and Cayuga-Seneca Canals.
|
E35446
|
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: New York State Canal Corporation | Statement: [Champlain Canal, maintainedBy, New York State Canal Corporation]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New York State Canal Corporation Context triple: [Champlain Canal, maintainedBy, New York State Canal Corporation]
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A.
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is a U.S. federal agency responsible for operating and maintaining the American portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway, a key commercial shipping route connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
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B.
New York State Canal System
The New York State Canal System is a network of interconnected canals and waterways in New York that evolved from historic routes like the Erie Canal and now supports recreation, tourism, and limited commercial navigation.
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C.
St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation
The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation is the Canadian, not-for-profit entity responsible for operating and maintaining the Canadian portions of the St. Lawrence Seaway, a key binational commercial shipping route between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.
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D.
New York State Thruway Authority
The New York State Thruway Authority is a public agency responsible for operating, maintaining, and financing the New York State Thruway system and related toll highways.
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E.
New York City Department of Environmental Protection
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection is the municipal agency responsible for managing the city’s water supply, wastewater treatment, and environmental regulation to protect public health and natural resources.
- 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: New York State Canal Corporation Triple: [Champlain Canal, maintainedBy, New York State Canal Corporation]
Generated description
The New York State Canal Corporation is the public agency responsible for operating, maintaining, and promoting New York’s historic canal system, including the Erie, Champlain, Oswego, and Cayuga-Seneca Canals.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New York State Canal Corporation Target entity description: The New York State Canal Corporation is the public agency responsible for operating, maintaining, and promoting New York’s historic canal system, including the Erie, Champlain, Oswego, and Cayuga-Seneca Canals.
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A.
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is a U.S. federal agency responsible for operating and maintaining the American portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway, a key commercial shipping route connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
-
B.
New York State Canal System
The New York State Canal System is a network of interconnected canals and waterways in New York that evolved from historic routes like the Erie Canal and now supports recreation, tourism, and limited commercial navigation.
-
C.
St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation
The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation is the Canadian, not-for-profit entity responsible for operating and maintaining the Canadian portions of the St. Lawrence Seaway, a key binational commercial shipping route between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.
-
D.
New York State Thruway Authority
The New York State Thruway Authority is a public agency responsible for operating, maintaining, and financing the New York State Thruway system and related toll highways.
-
E.
New York City Department of Environmental Protection
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection is the municipal agency responsible for managing the city’s water supply, wastewater treatment, and environmental regulation to protect public health and natural resources.
- 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_69a2580a64ac8190ad76e34bb0715b5e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:50 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25d703e688190bb86c69527e306f5 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a38f4e35688190b8c8714c7f06c6ee |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:58 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a390159ac08190892a67e906b33df3 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 1:02 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3907070fc8190891fac451c8f7fad |
completed | March 1, 2026, 1:03 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:55 a.m.