Triple
T3409249
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Rhine–Herne Canal |
E71849
|
entity |
| Predicate | partOf |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Rhine waterway system
The Rhine waterway system is an extensive network of interconnected rivers and canals in Western Europe that serves as a major corridor for inland shipping, trade, and transport across several countries.
|
E357937
|
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: Rhine waterway system | Statement: [Rhine–Herne Canal, partOf, Rhine waterway system]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rhine waterway system Context triple: [Rhine–Herne Canal, partOf, Rhine waterway system]
-
A.
Rhine River shipping lane
The Rhine River shipping lane is a major inland waterway used for commercial and passenger transport through the scenic and historically significant Upper Middle Rhine Valley.
-
B.
Meuse–Rhine Canal
The Meuse–Rhine Canal is a major Dutch waterway that links the Meuse and Rhine river systems to facilitate inland shipping and transport.
-
C.
Rhine–Meuse river system
The Rhine–Meuse river system is a major interconnected river network in Western Europe that drains large parts of the Alps and low countries before emptying into the North Sea through multiple distributaries.
-
D.
Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
The Rhine–Main–Danube Canal is a major European waterway that links the North Sea to the Black Sea by connecting the Rhine, Main, and Danube river systems for continuous inland navigation.
-
E.
Rhine–Herne Canal
The Rhine–Herne Canal is a major German shipping canal in the Ruhr area that links the Rhine River with the inland waterways of northern and eastern Germany, serving as an important industrial transport route.
- 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: Rhine waterway system Triple: [Rhine–Herne Canal, partOf, Rhine waterway system]
Generated description
The Rhine waterway system is an extensive network of interconnected rivers and canals in Western Europe that serves as a major corridor for inland shipping, trade, and transport across several countries.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rhine waterway system Target entity description: The Rhine waterway system is an extensive network of interconnected rivers and canals in Western Europe that serves as a major corridor for inland shipping, trade, and transport across several countries.
-
A.
Rhine River shipping lane
The Rhine River shipping lane is a major inland waterway used for commercial and passenger transport through the scenic and historically significant Upper Middle Rhine Valley.
-
B.
Meuse–Rhine Canal
The Meuse–Rhine Canal is a major Dutch waterway that links the Meuse and Rhine river systems to facilitate inland shipping and transport.
-
C.
Rhine–Meuse river system
The Rhine–Meuse river system is a major interconnected river network in Western Europe that drains large parts of the Alps and low countries before emptying into the North Sea through multiple distributaries.
-
D.
Rhine–Main–Danube Canal
The Rhine–Main–Danube Canal is a major European waterway that links the North Sea to the Black Sea by connecting the Rhine, Main, and Danube river systems for continuous inland navigation.
-
E.
Rhine–Herne Canal
The Rhine–Herne Canal is a major German shipping canal in the Ruhr area that links the Rhine River with the inland waterways of northern and eastern Germany, serving as an important industrial transport route.
- 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_69ad85ac312481909e7027ced1456a9f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb90754788190ab85e2bec020f99e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:59 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b35468916c8190ba6caa2c53e01d9c |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:03 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b35519b7f08190b1ea7514036c3453 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:06 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b358fba2208190bc66d5f7d0009ba4 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:23 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:15 p.m.