Triple
T4862708
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Houston METRO bus network |
E108697
|
entity |
| Predicate | governingBody |
P46
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
The Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County is the policy-making and oversight body that directs and regulates public transportation services, including buses, light rail, and paratransit, in the Houston metropolitan area.
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E418779
|
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: Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County | Statement: [Houston METRO bus network, governingBody, Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County Context triple: [Houston METRO bus network, governingBody, Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County]
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A.
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County is the public transportation agency serving the Houston, Texas metropolitan area, providing bus, light rail, and paratransit services.
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B.
Board of Directors of the San Mateo County Transit District
The Board of Directors of the San Mateo County Transit District is the policy-making and oversight body that directs and supervises the operations, budget, and strategic planning of SamTrans public transportation services in San Mateo County, California.
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C.
Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority
The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority is the policymaking and oversight board responsible for directing the operations, development, and strategic planning of the Port of Houston.
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D.
Harris County Commissioners Court
The Harris County Commissioners Court is the chief governing and policy-making body for Harris County, Texas, overseeing county budgets, infrastructure, and administrative functions.
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E.
Houston City Council
The Houston City Council is the legislative body responsible for creating laws, setting policies, and overseeing the municipal government of Houston, Texas.
- 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: Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County Triple: [Houston METRO bus network, governingBody, Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County]
Generated description
The Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County is the policy-making and oversight body that directs and regulates public transportation services, including buses, light rail, and paratransit, in the Houston metropolitan area.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County Target entity description: The Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County is the policy-making and oversight body that directs and regulates public transportation services, including buses, light rail, and paratransit, in the Houston metropolitan area.
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A.
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
chosen
The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County is the public transportation agency serving the Houston, Texas metropolitan area, providing bus, light rail, and paratransit services.
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B.
Board of Directors of the San Mateo County Transit District
The Board of Directors of the San Mateo County Transit District is the policy-making and oversight body that directs and supervises the operations, budget, and strategic planning of SamTrans public transportation services in San Mateo County, California.
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C.
Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority
The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority is the policymaking and oversight board responsible for directing the operations, development, and strategic planning of the Port of Houston.
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D.
Harris County Commissioners Court
The Harris County Commissioners Court is the chief governing and policy-making body for Harris County, Texas, overseeing county budgets, infrastructure, and administrative functions.
-
E.
Houston City Council
The Houston City Council is the legislative body responsible for creating laws, setting policies, and overseeing the municipal government of Houston, Texas.
- F. None of above.
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_69bd440b965081908b0557721cae6338 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6d60e47c819094b5fbe883db4c15 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be5cf921cc8190a092bb69c1981890 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 8:55 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be5e833ca88190b89dda5cafb180fe |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:01 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be5eed97a08190afd99a0700f1f4c7 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:03 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:26 p.m.