Triple
T373134
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lake Ontario |
E8312
|
entity |
| Predicate | connectedBy |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Welland Canal |
E44563
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Welland Canal | Statement: [Lake Ontario, connectedBy, Welland Canal]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Welland Canal Context triple: [Lake Ontario, connectedBy, Welland Canal]
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A.
Welland Canal
chosen
The Welland Canal is a key Canadian shipping canal that allows vessels to bypass Niagara Falls by connecting Lake Erie with Lake Ontario as part of the St. Lawrence Seaway.
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B.
Sault Ste. Marie Canal
The Sault Ste. Marie Canal is a historic Canadian lock and canal system in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, that once formed a key part of Great Lakes shipping and is now a National Historic Site.
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C.
Rideau Canal
The Rideau Canal is a historic waterway in Ontario and Quebec, Canada, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the oldest continuously operated canals in North America.
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D.
Trent–Severn Waterway
The Trent–Severn Waterway is a historic Canadian canal system in Ontario that links Lake Ontario to Georgian Bay through a chain of rivers, lakes, and locks, and is now a popular recreational boating route.
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E.
Champlain Canal
The Champlain Canal is a historic waterway in New York State that links the Hudson River to Lake Champlain, forming part of the state's inland navigation system.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a2e7f2ec648190b42bc7db424f8109 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ec018d508190b5687a9ba90b3092 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3f4da5b2881909f71546e714c7883 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:12 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.