Abdelrahman Hassan is leading contributor to Open Street Map, a Wikipedia-like alternative to Google Maps, based in Cairo, Egypt. (Until recently GPS devices were banned in Egypt.) In this video he describes the importance of creating and sharing open licensed maps, their use for humanitarian organizations, and what he hopes to get out of the 2nd Arab Bloggers Meeting.

A video of his presentation from the State of the Map conference, which took place in Amsterdam in June, is available on Vimeo.