Triple
T8711077
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Wesley Powell |
E206777
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entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and Its Tributaries
Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and Its Tributaries is John Wesley Powell’s classic 19th-century account of his pioneering scientific and geographic survey of the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon region.
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E753712
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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: Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and Its Tributaries | Statement: [John Wesley Powell, notableWork, Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and Its Tributaries]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and Its Tributaries Context triple: [John Wesley Powell, notableWork, Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and Its Tributaries]
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A.
Raynolds Expedition to the Yellowstone and Missouri River headwaters
The Raynolds Expedition to the Yellowstone and Missouri River headwaters was an 1859–1860 U.S. Army topographical survey that produced some of the earliest detailed scientific and geographic information about the northern Rocky Mountains and the Yellowstone region.
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B.
U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region
The U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region was a 19th-century federal scientific survey that conducted pioneering geological and topographical investigations across the Rocky Mountains in the American West.
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C.
Reports of the Exploring Expeditions to the Rocky Mountains and to Oregon and North California
Reports of the Exploring Expeditions to the Rocky Mountains and to Oregon and North California is an influential 19th-century account of U.S. western exploration that helped shape American understanding and interest in the Far West.
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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.
Voyages on the Yukon and Its Tributaries
Voyages on the Yukon and Its Tributaries is a travel and exploration narrative by Episcopal archdeacon and mountaineer Hudson Stuck, recounting his journeys and observations along Alaska’s Yukon River system in the early 20th century.
- 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: Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and Its Tributaries Triple: [John Wesley Powell, notableWork, Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and Its Tributaries]
Generated description
Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and Its Tributaries is John Wesley Powell’s classic 19th-century account of his pioneering scientific and geographic survey of the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon region.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and Its Tributaries Target entity description: Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and Its Tributaries is John Wesley Powell’s classic 19th-century account of his pioneering scientific and geographic survey of the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon region.
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A.
Raynolds Expedition to the Yellowstone and Missouri River headwaters
The Raynolds Expedition to the Yellowstone and Missouri River headwaters was an 1859–1860 U.S. Army topographical survey that produced some of the earliest detailed scientific and geographic information about the northern Rocky Mountains and the Yellowstone region.
-
B.
U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region
The U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region was a 19th-century federal scientific survey that conducted pioneering geological and topographical investigations across the Rocky Mountains in the American West.
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C.
Reports of the Exploring Expeditions to the Rocky Mountains and to Oregon and North California
Reports of the Exploring Expeditions to the Rocky Mountains and to Oregon and North California is an influential 19th-century account of U.S. western exploration that helped shape American understanding and interest in the Far West.
-
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.
Voyages on the Yukon and Its Tributaries
Voyages on the Yukon and Its Tributaries is a travel and exploration narrative by Episcopal archdeacon and mountaineer Hudson Stuck, recounting his journeys and observations along Alaska’s Yukon River system in the early 20th century.
- 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_69ca83572d4881909bef3be2b578d539 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc5c3189f88190bb9bb77ba9d28d60 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 11:43 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cf28c174008190bc2d43ca613e9a9e |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cf2bd14c3c8190b43840ee57cca22c |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:54 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cf2cb3c4308190971fb3d25064f205 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:57 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:35 p.m.