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-![SimPEG](https://raw.github.com/simpeg/simpeg/master/docs/simpeg-logo.png)
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-[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/simpeg/simpeg.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/simpeg/simpeg)
-[![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/simpeg/simpeg/badge.png?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/r/simpeg/simpeg?branch=master)
-[![Downloads](https://pypip.in/download/SimPEG/badge.png)](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/SimPEG/)
-[![Latest Version](https://pypip.in/version/SimPEG/badge.png)](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/SimPEG/)
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-Simulation and Parameter Estimation in Geophysics  -  A python package for simulation and gradient based parameter estimation in the context of geophysical applications.
-
-The vision is to create a package for finite volume simulation with applications to geophysical imaging and subsurface flow. To enable the understanding of the many different components, this package has the following features:
-
-* modular with respect to the spacial discretization, optimization routine, and geophysical problem
-* built with the inverse problem in mind
-* provides a framework for geophysical and hydrogeologic problems
-* supports 1D, 2D and 3D problems
-* designed for large-scale inversions
-
-Documentation:
-[http://simpeg.readthedocs.org/en/latest/](http://simpeg.readthedocs.org/en/latest/)
-
-Code:
-[https://github.com/simpeg/simpeg](https://github.com/simpeg/simpeg)
-
-Tests:
-[https://travis-ci.org/simpeg/simpeg](https://travis-ci.org/simpeg/simpeg)
-
-Bugs & Issues:
-[https://github.com/simpeg/simpeg/issues](https://github.com/simpeg/simpeg/issues)
-
-Code Snippets & Tutorials:
-[http://www.row1.ca/simpeg](http://www.row1.ca/simpeg)
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+.. image:: https://raw.github.com/simpeg/simpeg/master/docs/simpeg-logo.png
+    :alt: SimPEG Logo
+
+======
+SimPEG
+======
+
+.. image:: http://img.shields.io/pypi/v/SimPEG.svg
+    :target: https://crate.io/packages/SimPEG/
+    :alt: Latest PyPI version
+
+.. image:: http://img.shields.io/pypi/dm/SimPEG.svg
+    :target: https://crate.io/packages/SimPEG/
+    :alt: Number of PyPI downloads
+
+.. image:: http://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg
+    :target: https://github.com/simpeg/simpeg/blob/master/LICENSE
+    :alt: BSD 3 clause license.
+
+.. image:: http://img.shields.io/travis/simpeg/simpeg.svg
+    :target: https://travis-ci.org/simpeg/simpeg
+    :alt: Travis CI build status
+
+.. image:: http://img.shields.io/coveralls/simpeg/simpeg.svg
+    :target: https://coveralls.io/r/simpeg/simpeg?branch=master
+
+Simulation and Parameter Estimation in Geophysics  -  A python package for simulation and gradient based parameter estimation in the context of geophysical applications.
+
+The vision is to create a package for finite volume simulation with applications to geophysical imaging and subsurface flow. To enable the understanding of the many different components, this package has the following features:
+
+* modular with respect to the spacial discretization, optimization routine, and geophysical problem
+* built with the inverse problem in mind
+* provides a framework for geophysical and hydrogeologic problems
+* supports 1D, 2D and 3D problems
+* designed for large-scale inversions
+
+
+Documentation:
+
+http://simpeg.readthedocs.org/en/latest/
+
+
+Code:
+
+https://github.com/simpeg/simpeg
+
+
+Tests:
+
+https://travis-ci.org/simpeg/simpeg
+
+
+Bugs & Issues:
+
+https://github.com/simpeg/simpeg/issues
+
+
+Code Snippets & Tutorials
+:
+http://www.row1.ca/simpeg