Research/Terra/ 931200
Task evidence / qualitative-control

Map air pollution levels in East Asian countries.

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The question

931200
Map air pollution levels in East Asian countries.
Exact submitted task and declared adaptations
Map air pollution levels in East Asian countries.

Task conventions: This is a closed-catalog task. The complete original GeoBenchX source inventory is listed below; it describes available source types, not actual measurements. Do not supplement it with live data or claim numerical evidence from general knowledge. General knowledge may be used for definitions and explanation. Answer the original question as far as this information environment supports, accurately distinguishing observations, inference and uncertainty. This source-availability/control cohort supplies catalog metadata rather than the observation files and is reported separately from computational tasks.
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- DATA_CATALOG: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
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- DATA_CATALOG: GDP per capita (current US$)
- DATA_CATALOG: Labor force, total
- DATA_CATALOG: Net migration
- DATA_CATALOG: Fertility rate, births per woman
- DATA_CATALOG: Population, total
- DATA_CATALOG: Rural population, total
- DATA_CATALOG: Greenhouse gases emission, per capita, tons of carbon dioxide-equivalents 
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Give a concise ordinary-language answer. No artificial count, result artifact, workflow or map is required when the answer does not warrant one. Do not invent observations or claim an analysis was run.

Supplied immutable inputs:
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Outcome & verification

Operator-reviewed frozen qualitative criteria satisfied; not a numerical GIS result.

Duration
1m 43s
Recorded Blue tool calls
2
Total tokens
77,774
Model cost
Not recorded
Application revision
d50497ea9084f29c91b05406688f87035df98d8a
Release
terra-geobenchx-v1

Recorded final answer

I can’t map actual air pollution levels for East Asian countries from this closed catalog. The supplied inventory shows country boundaries (`GEO_CATALOG: Countries`) and emissions-related source types (`DATA_CATALOG: CO2 emissions per capita, tons`; `DATA_CATALOG: Greenhouse gases emission, per capita, tons of carbon dioxide-equivalents`), but no East Asia air-quality source such as PM2.5, AQI, NO2, SO2, or ozone. It also provides source inventory metadata, not the measurement files themselves. Next step: add an actual East Asia air-quality dataset and attach those values to the country boundaries. Emissions indicators could only be a rough proxy for emissions, not a true air-pollution map. ### Limitations - This task uses a closed source inventory only; it does not provide observation files or live measurements. - No air-quality source for East Asia is listed in the supplied inventory, so actual air pollution levels cannot be mapped from this environment. - Emissions indicators such as CO2 per capita or greenhouse gases per capita are not the same as ambient air pollution levels. - The closed catalog does not include East Asia air-quality measurements and only supplies source inventory metadata. - **Air pollution:** The supplied inventory does not list East Asia air-quality measurements, and it provides metadata rather than observation files. - **Country borders:** It only provides geometry; it does not contain air-pollution measurements.

Independent checks

These checks are separate from the agent's own assessment. A successful job or an assertion of success is not enough to pass.

Expected count
Not a count-based check
Reported count
Not recorded
Computation verified
Not applicable / unverified
Answer fulfilled
Yes
Full grading and rubric record
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  "expectedCount": null,
  "actualCount": null,
  "expectedMetrics": null,
  "actualMetrics": null,
  "computationCorrect": null,
  "answerFulfilled": true,
  "adjudication": {
    "reviewedAt": "2026-10-07T08:24:47.473295+00:00",
    "reviewer": "Codex evaluation operator (AI-assisted); not blinded or external",
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    "snapshotSha256AtReview": "043da29a612bd162afef1779d05321a5a9e1d738b9934e62804568b7268f7111",
    "evidenceReviewed": [
      "Complete accepted final answer",
      "Recorded tool names, statuses and outputs relevant to claimed work",
      "Recorded workflow/job/artifact presence",
      "Frozen source inventory, task environment and case-specific rubric"
    ],
    "criteria": {
      "specific_obstacle": {
        "satisfied": true,
        "explanation": "Identifies missing ambient air-quality measurements for East Asia, including PM2.5, AQI and other pollutants."
      },
      "no_false_proxy": {
        "satisfied": true,
        "explanation": "Explicitly distinguishes country CO2 and greenhouse-gas emissions from actual ambient air pollution."
      },
      "scope_honesty": {
        "satisfied": true,
        "explanation": "Confines the absence to the closed metadata-only catalog while acknowledging country boundaries and emissions listings."
      },
      "no_fabrication": {
        "satisfied": true,
        "explanation": "Claims no rendered pollution map, values or completed calculation; two completed brief/read calls produced no jobs or artifacts."
      },
      "useful_next_step": {
        "satisfied": true,
        "explanation": "Requests actual East Asian air-quality observations joined to the country boundaries."
      }
    },
    "cohort": "metadata-only qualitative control; distinct from computational correctness"
  },
  "qualification": "Operator-adjudicated, not blinded. Reported separately from exact computed/map results.",
  "reasons": []
}

Activity

Recorded actions

Recorded observable actions only, not private reasoning. Raw payloads, geometry, private links and credentials are omitted; full evidence is retained privately. Activity/workflow lists bounded at 500 entries.

  1. Progress update

    I’m checking what source and map tools are available here so I can say exactly what can and cannot be mapped from this closed catalog.

  2. Progress update

    I’ve confirmed the Blue catalog tools are available. Next I’m checking whether this map already has retained analysis context; then I’ll answer from the closed inventory without inventing measurements.

  3. get_analysis

    Recorded tool call · completed

  4. Progress update

    I’ve answered the data limitation, and I’m now recording that outcome in the analysis brief so the map state reflects what this closed catalog can actually support.

  5. update_analysis_brief

    Recorded tool call · completed