Triple

T9538022
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Shuttle Imaging Radar-B E230069 entity
Predicate partOf P40 FINISHED
Object Spaceborne Imaging Radar program
The Spaceborne Imaging Radar program was a NASA initiative that used radar instruments on Space Shuttle missions to map Earth's surface and study geological, ecological, and hydrological processes from space.
E230069 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: Spaceborne Imaging Radar program | Statement: [Shuttle Imaging Radar-B, partOf, Spaceborne Imaging Radar program]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Spaceborne Imaging Radar program
Context triple: [Shuttle Imaging Radar-B, partOf, Spaceborne Imaging Radar program]
  • A. Shuttle Imaging Radar-B
    Shuttle Imaging Radar-B was a spaceborne synthetic aperture radar instrument flown on the Space Shuttle to study Earth's surface and environmental features through all-weather, day-and-night imaging.
  • B. RADARSAT program
    The RADARSAT program is a Canadian Earth observation initiative that operates a series of radar imaging satellites to monitor environmental changes, support resource management, and assist in disaster response worldwide.
  • C. NASA NISAR
    NASA NISAR is a joint NASA–ISRO satellite mission that uses advanced radar imaging to monitor changes in Earth’s land and ice surfaces, supporting studies of climate, natural hazards, and ecosystem dynamics.
  • D. Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
    The Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) is a spaceborne imaging radiometer used primarily for global weather observation, sea surface temperature measurement, and environmental monitoring from polar-orbiting satellites.
  • E. Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer
    The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) is a high-resolution imaging sensor on NASA’s Terra satellite used to map and monitor Earth’s surface temperature, elevation, and reflectance for scientific and environmental applications.
  • 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: Spaceborne Imaging Radar program
Triple: [Shuttle Imaging Radar-B, partOf, Spaceborne Imaging Radar program]
Generated description
The Spaceborne Imaging Radar program was a NASA initiative that used radar instruments on Space Shuttle missions to map Earth's surface and study geological, ecological, and hydrological processes from space.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Spaceborne Imaging Radar program
Target entity description: The Spaceborne Imaging Radar program was a NASA initiative that used radar instruments on Space Shuttle missions to map Earth's surface and study geological, ecological, and hydrological processes from space.
  • A. Shuttle Imaging Radar-B chosen
    Shuttle Imaging Radar-B was a spaceborne synthetic aperture radar instrument flown on the Space Shuttle to study Earth's surface and environmental features through all-weather, day-and-night imaging.
  • B. RADARSAT program
    The RADARSAT program is a Canadian Earth observation initiative that operates a series of radar imaging satellites to monitor environmental changes, support resource management, and assist in disaster response worldwide.
  • C. NASA NISAR
    NASA NISAR is a joint NASA–ISRO satellite mission that uses advanced radar imaging to monitor changes in Earth’s land and ice surfaces, supporting studies of climate, natural hazards, and ecosystem dynamics.
  • D. Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
    The Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) is a spaceborne imaging radiometer used primarily for global weather observation, sea surface temperature measurement, and environmental monitoring from polar-orbiting satellites.
  • E. Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer
    The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) is a high-resolution imaging sensor on NASA’s Terra satellite used to map and monitor Earth’s surface temperature, elevation, and reflectance for scientific and environmental applications.
  • 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_69ca847b1b3081908f72bc932c17cc41 completed March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd98cfead8819089a8f47ea83500a4 completed April 1, 2026, 10:14 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d14c5684308190a9cb2942f7d2f2b0 completed April 4, 2026, 5:37 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d14ce2abe48190b554d08ca34508b0 completed April 4, 2026, 5:39 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d14d6abc9481909401a8cc097c304d completed April 4, 2026, 5:42 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:01 p.m.