Triple

T320508
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Maine Department of Transportation E6403 entity
Predicate responsibleFor P636 FINISHED
Object Maine State Ferry Service
The Maine State Ferry Service is a publicly operated ferry system that provides essential transportation between mainland Maine and several of its coastal island communities.
E41377 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: Maine State Ferry Service | Statement: [Maine Department of Transportation, responsibleFor, Maine State Ferry Service]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maine State Ferry Service
Context triple: [Maine Department of Transportation, responsibleFor, Maine State Ferry Service]
  • A. Washington State Ferries
    Washington State Ferries is the largest ferry system in the United States, operating a network of passenger and vehicle routes across the waterways of Washington State.
  • B. Cape May–Lewes Ferry
    The Cape May–Lewes Ferry is a passenger and vehicle ferry service that crosses the Delaware Bay, connecting Cape May, New Jersey, with Lewes, Delaware.
  • C. Wellfleet
    Wellfleet is a coastal town on outer Cape Cod in Massachusetts known for its oysters, beaches, and protected seashore.
  • D. Boston and Maine Railroad
    The Boston and Maine Railroad was a major New England railroad that operated extensive passenger and freight services across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, and surrounding states from the 19th through the mid-20th century.
  • E. Maine Department of Transportation
    The Maine Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Maine’s transportation infrastructure, including highways, bridges, and related facilities.
  • 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: Maine State Ferry Service
Triple: [Maine Department of Transportation, responsibleFor, Maine State Ferry Service]
Generated description
The Maine State Ferry Service is a publicly operated ferry system that provides essential transportation between mainland Maine and several of its coastal island communities.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maine State Ferry Service
Target entity description: The Maine State Ferry Service is a publicly operated ferry system that provides essential transportation between mainland Maine and several of its coastal island communities.
  • A. Washington State Ferries
    Washington State Ferries is the largest ferry system in the United States, operating a network of passenger and vehicle routes across the waterways of Washington State.
  • B. Cape May–Lewes Ferry
    The Cape May–Lewes Ferry is a passenger and vehicle ferry service that crosses the Delaware Bay, connecting Cape May, New Jersey, with Lewes, Delaware.
  • C. Wellfleet
    Wellfleet is a coastal town on outer Cape Cod in Massachusetts known for its oysters, beaches, and protected seashore.
  • D. Boston and Maine Railroad
    The Boston and Maine Railroad was a major New England railroad that operated extensive passenger and freight services across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, and surrounding states from the 19th through the mid-20th century.
  • E. Maine Department of Transportation
    The Maine Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Maine’s transportation infrastructure, including highways, bridges, and related facilities.
  • 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_69a2e7933d6c8190bb2592ad13286ef2 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:03 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2ea8047c08190872c875e00f6e7dd completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:15 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a3cb006f348190b2e8901eb2ced9f3 completed March 1, 2026, 5:13 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3cb608d5481908e43e0c0d021f925 completed March 1, 2026, 5:15 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3cc0fb7b48190bf002516d07b6bc5 completed March 1, 2026, 5:18 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.