What is an image map?

• Image maps allow a webmaster to take an image and define more than one hyperlink for the image. Each hyperlinked section is called a "hotspot".

• To define a hotspot, webmasters open the image in a graphics program and record the coordinates of the points corresponding to the hotspot boundaries.

• Some Examples:

• • http://www.washingtonparent.com/
  • http://www.pattayacity.com/kohsamet/
  • http://www.pocketgear.com/webring.asp