If you would like to learn how to use polarimetric RADARSAT-2 SAR images  for building GIS layers, If you would like to have this learning from your desktop, then you should be interested by a new online course on RADARSAT-2 for environmental studies (FOR 4304). The detailed course outline  is available at http://extend.unb.ca/oalp/courses/for4304.php

The course will begin on February 1st. The image processing software used in the course will be available to you during the time of the course The course is divided into 9 modules to be completed over a period of 6 months At the end of the course, you will get a university certificate.
Prof. Dr. B. Leblon