This article will introduce some appropriate ways to incorporate image maps into your Web sites. Navigation When developing navigation for Web sites and other multimedia, it is important to consider the preferences of your users, as well as the different navigation methods available to you. Find out what users need to navigate to. One method of navigation is spatial navigation. Spatial navigation means using visual representations of objects in space to discriminate among choices.
Spatial representations can be either two or three dimensional, and pictorial or symbolic.
Maps, plans, and elevations are examples of two dimensional spatial navigation. Suppose, for example, the user were looking for railroad museums specific areas of California. An image map could allow the user to scan the state, then click on the link of the city they were interested in visiting. The image would allow the user to directly access the link without having to resort to some an additional method of navigation. Example of an image map Visual representations can be an important part of a successful Web site.