Triple

T2826673
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Whatcom County E54938 entity
Predicate hasBorderCrossing P4105 FINISHED
Object Sumas–Abbotsford Border Crossing
The Sumas–Abbotsford Border Crossing is a major road border checkpoint between Sumas, Washington, USA, and Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, serving as an important commercial and passenger gateway in the Pacific Northwest.
E301535 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: Sumas–Abbotsford Border Crossing | Statement: [Whatcom County, hasBorderCrossing, Sumas–Abbotsford Border Crossing]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sumas–Abbotsford Border Crossing
Context triple: [Whatcom County, hasBorderCrossing, Sumas–Abbotsford Border Crossing]
  • A. Aldergrove–Lynden border crossing
    The Aldergrove–Lynden border crossing is an international Canada–United States land crossing connecting Aldergrove, British Columbia, with Lynden, Washington, serving as a key route for regional travelers and commercial traffic.
  • B. Van Buren–Saint-Léonard Border Crossing
    The Van Buren–Saint-Léonard Border Crossing is an international crossing over the Saint John River connecting Van Buren, Maine, in the United States with Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick, in Canada.
  • C. Warroad–Sprague Border Crossing
    The Warroad–Sprague Border Crossing is an international port of entry connecting Warroad, Minnesota, in the United States with Sprague, Manitoba, in Canada, serving as a key roadway link between the two countries in that region.
  • D. Limestone–Grand-Sault Border Crossing
    The Limestone–Grand-Sault Border Crossing is an international crossing point between the United States and Canada connecting Limestone, Maine, with Grand Falls, New Brunswick.
  • E. Madawaska–Edmundston Border Crossing
    The Madawaska–Edmundston Border Crossing is an international crossing over the Saint John River connecting Madawaska, Maine, in the United States with Edmundston, New Brunswick, in Canada.
  • 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: Sumas–Abbotsford Border Crossing
Triple: [Whatcom County, hasBorderCrossing, Sumas–Abbotsford Border Crossing]
Generated description
The Sumas–Abbotsford Border Crossing is a major road border checkpoint between Sumas, Washington, USA, and Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, serving as an important commercial and passenger gateway in the Pacific Northwest.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sumas–Abbotsford Border Crossing
Target entity description: The Sumas–Abbotsford Border Crossing is a major road border checkpoint between Sumas, Washington, USA, and Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, serving as an important commercial and passenger gateway in the Pacific Northwest.
  • A. Aldergrove–Lynden border crossing
    The Aldergrove–Lynden border crossing is an international Canada–United States land crossing connecting Aldergrove, British Columbia, with Lynden, Washington, serving as a key route for regional travelers and commercial traffic.
  • B. Van Buren–Saint-Léonard Border Crossing
    The Van Buren–Saint-Léonard Border Crossing is an international crossing over the Saint John River connecting Van Buren, Maine, in the United States with Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick, in Canada.
  • C. Warroad–Sprague Border Crossing
    The Warroad–Sprague Border Crossing is an international port of entry connecting Warroad, Minnesota, in the United States with Sprague, Manitoba, in Canada, serving as a key roadway link between the two countries in that region.
  • D. Limestone–Grand-Sault Border Crossing
    The Limestone–Grand-Sault Border Crossing is an international crossing point between the United States and Canada connecting Limestone, Maine, with Grand Falls, New Brunswick.
  • E. Madawaska–Edmundston Border Crossing
    The Madawaska–Edmundston Border Crossing is an international crossing over the Saint John River connecting Madawaska, Maine, in the United States with Edmundston, New Brunswick, in Canada.
  • 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_69ab49e100c0819082a40cb797383243 completed March 6, 2026, 9:40 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abde94ba848190b2c990936e07e6bb completed March 7, 2026, 8:15 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69afceb20c508190ba87e102ba250a00 completed March 10, 2026, 7:56 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69afcf8b032c8190b5fe0777bb0283ee completed March 10, 2026, 8 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69afcfe8a140819095daa37d539e4c72 completed March 10, 2026, 8:01 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:59 p.m.