At the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow, and Landscape Research, we have four full time stereo interpreters. For them, it is very important to work with the Stealth Mouse (model S4-Z) for the following reasons:
- Ergonomics: as our stereo interpreters use the Stealth Mouse the whole day, they are glad that they can use both hands. E.g. they can use the left or the right hand to roll the mouse wheel.
- Performance: the number of clicks can be reduced. Furthermore, the interpreters don't have to select a new tool for each new task on a toolbar. The tools and commands are assigned to Stealth Mouse buttons.
For the second point, I can give a workflow example as we do it in Stereo Analyst (with ArcMap 10.7.1) at the moment:
1. Zoom in to area of interest
2. Cut a polygon
3. Autocomplete a polygon
With the system mouse, the workflow above is as follows:
1. Select ZoomIn Tool on toolbar and click on map
2. Select Edit Tool on toolbar and select feature. Select "Cut Polygons" Tool and cut polygon
3. Select "Autocomplete Polygon" tool from "Construction Tools" window and autocomplete polygon
With the Stealth Mouse, 4 clicks less are necessary for above workflow because no tool has to be selected on a toolbar:
1. Click on a Stealth Mouse button to zoom in --> 1 click less
2. Select feature by clicking on a Stealth Mouse button. Cut polygon using another Stealth Mouse button --> 2 clicks less
3. Autocomplete polygon using another Stealth Mouse button --> 1 click less
In order to migrate to ArcGIS Pro and Image Analyst, it is essential that the Stealth Mouse is supported.
