An interactive world map with clickable regions, points, and icons can significantly improve your website's navigation and make online presentation a lot more easier.

In the past, webmasters use HTML and Java Scripts to create image maps. Which is difficult for most users and the function is limited. With the increasing popularity of Flash and easy to use map creation software such as iMapBuilder, you can easily create an interactive, clickable world map, and fully maximize the interactive features, such as mouseover tooltips, hint boxes and many other features.

Do not confused by the term 'interactive map'. An interactive map can be any standalone image with clickable areas with special pin-points. For example, you can create an interactive floor plan, an organization chart, or even a calendar with clickable points and areas, and display additional notes on mouse over to make it a lot easier for your visitors to find specific information using just a few clicks. With iMapBuilder, you can also import your own custom image in JPG or PNG format, and then convert it into a clickble, interactive flash map.

A zoomable interactive image map can greatly improve the navigation and functionality of your website. By using iMapBuilder, you can create an interactive world countries map in just few minutes, and then use different color schemes to highlight different continents, countries, or major cities.

Here are few possible application of an interactive world map:

Buyer / Seller / Branch office by countries (or states / counties)

You can use a clickable interactive world map to keep track of buyers and sellers by countries. Your visitors can see buyers and sellers (with quantities and prices) by country AND then find further details via hover-mouse as to who the buyers and sellers are.

World energy map with oilfields

If you are an energy company, you can create an interactive world energy map, showing oilfields in the middle east, or map of offshore oil drilling. You can then add clickable points, icons, regions, and display additional notes on mouse over to make it a lot easier for your visitors to find specific information in just a few clicks.

US property searching tool

Create a interactive map for the properties that are listed for sale by your company in different states or counties in the United States. Your visitors can choose a territory by clicking on it, for example, click on their desired state or county on your property map, and then see the list of properties as search results, with link to their corresponding web page.

You can also use this clickable interactive map to provide specific details about the properties such as nearest schools,public services, financial centers, and places of entertainment.

A surveillance Department

Can make an interactive map by importing the floorplan image of a Casino/Complex/Campus/Hotel, and then convert it to a flash interactive map. Clickable custom icons and hotspots can be added to reference surveillance cameras, and display details about the camera on mouseover.

An academic librarian

Use iMapBuilder to create a interactive world map with clickable links, and using dots to pinpoint important cities and towns. Students can click on a region, or a point which links to a list of "hot news topics" for the country selected in mouse-click (or a city/town)

iMapBuilder interactive map software can help you to create interactive maps, clickable world map easily, it is simple enough to use by anyone who are already using MS-Windows for word processing or web surfing.

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More About iMapBuilder Interactive Map Software

What is iMapBuilder - Interactive Map Software?



iMapBuilder interactive maps software is an user-friendly, interactive map making software for MS-Windows. You can use iMapbuilder to create an interactive flash map for websites, multimedia presentaions, or as a branch office locator. Map editing is easy using iMapbuilder, no any programming skills or additional flash editing software is required.


 

What maps does iMapBuilder interactive map software support?



In current version, iMapbuilder includes the following maps:

• Interactive World Map
• Interactive US Map
• Interactive UK Map
• Interactive Canda Map


You can also import your own map image in JPG/PNG format, to create an interactive map easily.

For additional flash maps of more countries, please visit our flash maps gallery. You might also like to checkout some custom flash map we have developed which are used for real estate websites, travel agencies, and as branch offices locators.


 

How to create map with flash using iMapbuilder? Do I need any programming knowledge?

One of the greatest advantages of iMapBuilder is that you don't need to have any technical knowledge what so ever. You will be able create your customized Flash maps in a matter of few clicks. No programming or Actionscript knowledge is required. Simply use the iMapBuilder map wizard to select a flash map template, edit the map using few mouse clicks, and you will have a interactive map ready to use with your color settings, text, and links. It is as easy as using your word processor software programs.


 

Check FAQ section for more questions related to map design and usage >>>>>