Triple

T9305924
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Montana Department of Transportation E223883 entity
Predicate subdivision P747 FINISHED
Object Maintenance Division of the Montana Department of Transportation
The Maintenance Division of the Montana Department of Transportation is the unit responsible for preserving, repairing, and ensuring the safe, year-round operation of the state’s transportation infrastructure, including highways and related facilities.
E791990 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: Maintenance Division of the Montana Department of Transportation | Statement: [Montana Department of Transportation, subdivision, Maintenance Division of the Montana Department of Transportation]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maintenance Division of the Montana Department of Transportation
Context triple: [Montana Department of Transportation, subdivision, Maintenance Division of the Montana Department of Transportation]
  • A. Highways and Engineering Division of the Montana Department of Transportation
    The Highways and Engineering Division of the Montana Department of Transportation is the branch responsible for planning, designing, constructing, and maintaining the state’s highway infrastructure.
  • B. Montana Department of Transportation
    The Montana Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Montana’s highway and transportation infrastructure.
  • C. Rail, Transit and Planning Division of the Montana Department of Transportation
    The Rail, Transit and Planning Division of the Montana Department of Transportation is the unit responsible for overseeing and coordinating the state’s rail services, public transit programs, and long-range transportation planning efforts.
  • D. Motor Carrier Services Division of the Montana Department of Transportation
    The Motor Carrier Services Division of the Montana Department of Transportation is the state unit responsible for regulating and supporting commercial motor carriers, including permitting, safety enforcement, and compliance with transportation laws.
  • E. South Dakota Department of Transportation
    The South Dakota Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining South Dakota’s highway and transportation infrastructure.
  • 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: Maintenance Division of the Montana Department of Transportation
Triple: [Montana Department of Transportation, subdivision, Maintenance Division of the Montana Department of Transportation]
Generated description
The Maintenance Division of the Montana Department of Transportation is the unit responsible for preserving, repairing, and ensuring the safe, year-round operation of the state’s transportation infrastructure, including highways and related facilities.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maintenance Division of the Montana Department of Transportation
Target entity description: The Maintenance Division of the Montana Department of Transportation is the unit responsible for preserving, repairing, and ensuring the safe, year-round operation of the state’s transportation infrastructure, including highways and related facilities.
  • A. Highways and Engineering Division of the Montana Department of Transportation
    The Highways and Engineering Division of the Montana Department of Transportation is the branch responsible for planning, designing, constructing, and maintaining the state’s highway infrastructure.
  • B. Montana Department of Transportation
    The Montana Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Montana’s highway and transportation infrastructure.
  • C. Rail, Transit and Planning Division of the Montana Department of Transportation
    The Rail, Transit and Planning Division of the Montana Department of Transportation is the unit responsible for overseeing and coordinating the state’s rail services, public transit programs, and long-range transportation planning efforts.
  • D. Motor Carrier Services Division of the Montana Department of Transportation
    The Motor Carrier Services Division of the Montana Department of Transportation is the state unit responsible for regulating and supporting commercial motor carriers, including permitting, safety enforcement, and compliance with transportation laws.
  • E. South Dakota Department of Transportation
    The South Dakota Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining South Dakota’s highway and transportation infrastructure.
  • 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_69ca8424d0f08190831e2e93c6533aeb completed March 30, 2026, 2:09 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd1da7c1e08190af19169f5d806cde completed April 1, 2026, 1:29 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d0c784f24481909af5f0daa1b8333a completed April 4, 2026, 8:10 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d0ca52acac8190aef4b5fa11594050 completed April 4, 2026, 8:22 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d0cc0968448190a89d8ea82d0c8102 completed April 4, 2026, 8:30 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:36 p.m.