In this post, I am featuring 10 Powerful jQuery Map Plugins, which are not only easy to use but also offer extra functionality in case you need them.

Image Map Pro – jQuery SVG Map Builder

Image Map Pro is so much more than just another image map plugin. Place locations, add text, yeah sure – that’s true. But that’s where the ordinary stops. Image Map Pro comes with its own feature rich web app, so you can quickly and easily create the most comprehensive selection of custom image maps, pins, SVG and polygon shapes, and immediately export them to your website.

Point Of Interest (POI) Auto Map

Poi Auto Map combines the power of Google’s Maps and Places APIs to give you a simple way to add highly interactive Point of Interest maps to your website. All you need to do is define a starting address and a list of point of interest categories and POI Auto Map does the rest. Move the map and watch the points update. You can also define a database connection from which to source your POI points. This is the largest update yet in both features and performance.

jVectorMap

jVectorMap uses only native browser technologies like JavaScript, CSS, HTML, SVG or VML. No Flash or any other proprietary browser plug-in is required. This allows jVectorMap to work in all modern mobile browsers.

jQuery Map Marker Plugin

This plugin makes it easy to put multiple markers on Map using Google Map API V3. Map Marker is very useful when you have a list of data & you want to show all of them on Map too.

CSS & jQuery clickable map

Interactive map of sixteen Polish provinces. It’s a better way to convert a list of regions into a stylish clickable map without a Flash Player or any external plug-ins ..just a well known CSS sprites ..which works in all modern browsers ..even on the mobile devices as iPhone or iPad.

Interactive SVG USA Map

Interactive U.S. map made with Raphael.

gMap

gMap is a jQuery plugin embedding Google Maps into your website.

gmap3

gmap3 is a plugin for jQuery which allows you to use the Google maps API easily. It provides some powerful functions (clustering…) and some simple which avoid you to write lot of repetitive code. However, it allows to use all the Google Maps API.

jQuery Geo

jQuery Geo, an open-source geospatial mapping project from Applied Geographics, provides a streamlined JavaScript API for a large percentage of your online mapping needs. Whether you just want to display a map on a wep page as quickly as possible or you are a more advanced GIS user, jQuery Geo can help!

Rockstar Map

Rockstar Map is a jQuery plugin for displaying an interactive map with locations, navigation and more. It’s perfect for any Contacts page and it’s super easy to setup and use. It has features like fullscreen mode, smooth animations, inertia, fluid width, touch gestures and a beautiful interface that is visible and reads well with any image in the background.

gmaps

gmaps.js allows you to use the potential of Google Maps in a simple way. No more extensive documentation or large amount of code.