Triple
T843812
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Port Huron, Michigan |
E18233
|
entity |
| Predicate | locatedOn |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Great Lakes waterway
The Great Lakes waterway is a system of natural and artificial channels that enables commercial and recreational navigation between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean via the Saint Lawrence River.
|
E113397
|
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: Great Lakes waterway | Statement: [Port Huron, Michigan, locatedOn, Great Lakes waterway]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Lakes waterway Context triple: [Port Huron, Michigan, locatedOn, Great Lakes waterway]
-
A.
Illinois Waterway system
The Illinois Waterway system is a network of rivers, canals, and locks in Illinois that provides a vital navigable link between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River.
-
B.
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal is a historic man-made waterway in New York State that opened in 1825, linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and transforming U.S. commerce and westward expansion.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal is a man-made waterway in Illinois that reverses the flow of the Chicago River, diverts wastewater away from Lake Michigan, and serves as a key navigation link between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River system.
-
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. 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: Great Lakes waterway Triple: [Port Huron, Michigan, locatedOn, Great Lakes waterway]
Generated description
The Great Lakes waterway is a system of natural and artificial channels that enables commercial and recreational navigation between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean via the Saint Lawrence River.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Lakes waterway Target entity description: The Great Lakes waterway is a system of natural and artificial channels that enables commercial and recreational navigation between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean via the Saint Lawrence River.
-
A.
Illinois Waterway system
The Illinois Waterway system is a network of rivers, canals, and locks in Illinois that provides a vital navigable link between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River.
-
B.
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal is a historic man-made waterway in New York State that opened in 1825, linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and transforming U.S. commerce and westward expansion.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal is a man-made waterway in Illinois that reverses the flow of the Chicago River, diverts wastewater away from Lake Michigan, and serves as a key navigation link between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River system.
-
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. 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_69a4938b04208190b82e1df6b572c548 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4ac07fedc8190ab05595f25c1792f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac11907a988190945e5e5ec8a26ccf |
completed | March 7, 2026, 11:52 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac12f09744819084a8486e157db474 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 11:58 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac1342004881908b9da2192e1aad3f |
completed | March 7, 2026, noon |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:38 p.m.