Talking with VerySpatial, Ron Lake shares his view of the GeoWeb as being a digital nervous system for the planet. Mr. Lake explains how the theme for this year’s conference, Cityscapes, was selected to emphasize ways that the GeoWeb can support high value sharing and collaboration of urban infrastructure data around the building of cities. Mr. Lake also discusses the introduction of an Academic Track to this year’s conference, how the interaction between academia, industry, and government may spark new perspectives and ideas, and how bringing such a diverse audience together is what makes the conference work. Listen to the interview.