I recently found an excellent online tool that helps you to create image maps without fuss. Although image maps are seldom used in today's Web 2.0 world I was working on a project for an artist that required a menu system to fit in with a very specific "look and feel".
Here is a link to this excellent tool : http://www.image-maps.com
It used an easy and intuitive interface to add the image hotspots and generated neat and easily editable code.
Well done to the author!