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-simpeg
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+![SimPEG](https://raw.github.com/simpeg/simpeg/master/docs/simpeg-logo.png)
 
 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:
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+* 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
 
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