Triple
T6235725
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Geological Survey of California |
E139472
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasPart |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Whitney Survey field parties
Whitney Survey field parties were the teams of geologists and assistants who conducted the on-the-ground mapping, sampling, and exploration work for the Geological Survey of California in the 19th century.
|
E577951
|
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: Whitney Survey field parties | Statement: [Geological Survey of California, hasPart, Whitney Survey field parties]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whitney Survey field parties Context triple: [Geological Survey of California, hasPart, Whitney Survey field parties]
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A.
Hayden Survey party
The Hayden Survey party was a 19th-century U.S. geological and topographical exploration team led by Ferdinand V. Hayden that conducted pioneering surveys of the American West.
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B.
United States Army surveyors
United States Army surveyors were military engineers and cartographers responsible for mapping, measuring, and documenting terrain across the United States, particularly during the 19th century.
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C.
Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center
The Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center is a research institute at the University of Wyoming that specializes in survey research, data collection, and policy analysis for public and private clients.
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D.
U.S. Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel
The U.S. Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel was a major 19th-century American scientific survey that mapped and studied the geology and natural resources along the 40th parallel in the western United States.
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E.
Office of Survey Programs
The Office of Survey Programs is a division within the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics responsible for designing, conducting, and managing national transportation-related surveys and data collection efforts.
- 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: Whitney Survey field parties Triple: [Geological Survey of California, hasPart, Whitney Survey field parties]
Generated description
Whitney Survey field parties were the teams of geologists and assistants who conducted the on-the-ground mapping, sampling, and exploration work for the Geological Survey of California in the 19th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whitney Survey field parties Target entity description: Whitney Survey field parties were the teams of geologists and assistants who conducted the on-the-ground mapping, sampling, and exploration work for the Geological Survey of California in the 19th century.
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A.
Hayden Survey party
The Hayden Survey party was a 19th-century U.S. geological and topographical exploration team led by Ferdinand V. Hayden that conducted pioneering surveys of the American West.
-
B.
United States Army surveyors
United States Army surveyors were military engineers and cartographers responsible for mapping, measuring, and documenting terrain across the United States, particularly during the 19th century.
-
C.
Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center
The Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center is a research institute at the University of Wyoming that specializes in survey research, data collection, and policy analysis for public and private clients.
-
D.
U.S. Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel
The U.S. Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel was a major 19th-century American scientific survey that mapped and studied the geology and natural resources along the 40th parallel in the western United States.
-
E.
Office of Survey Programs
The Office of Survey Programs is a division within the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics responsible for designing, conducting, and managing national transportation-related surveys and data collection efforts.
- 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_69c008b0e7ac8190808a59573ee646f3 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c062f236608190997e77b41095883f |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:45 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c20df60e488190933b7fa068e96cc4 |
completed | March 24, 2026, 4:07 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c2138258c88190a953345a34ba70ed |
completed | March 24, 2026, 4:30 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c21434d18c81909b5921db80090e8e |
completed | March 24, 2026, 4:33 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:23 p.m.