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+BSD 3-Clause License
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README.rst

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-=========
+
 RAW Tools
 =========
 
+Utility library for consuming and manipulating x-ray volume data in ``.raw`` format.
 
+Features
+--------
 
 
+* Convert float32, uint16, and uint8 versions of ``.raw`` XRT volume data
+* Extract image slices from ``.raw`` files
+* Read, parse, and generate metadata files (\ ``.dat``\ ) for XRT data
+* Convert proprietary ``.nsihdr`` files into ``.raw`` format (Windows only). Batch conversion supported as CLI and minimal GUI.
+* Generate previews of XRT volumes for quality control (e.g., maximum density projections, midslice extraction, etc.)
 
+Planned Features
+----------------
 
-Utility library for consuming and manipulating x-ray data in RAW format
 
+* Generate dummy ``.raw`` files for testing downstream pipelines
+* Batch conversion of ``.nsihdr`` on Linux systems
+* Density adjustment (similar to automated adjustment MATLAB scripts for ``rootseg``\ )
 
+Related Projects
+----------------
 
-Features
---------
 
-* TODO
+* `xrcap <https://github.com/Topp-Roots-Lab/3d-root-crown-analysis-pipeline>`_\ : root crown image analysis pipeline
+* `DyanmicRoots <https://github.com/Topp-Roots-Lab/DynamicRoots>`_\ : tool for reconstructing and analyzing the growth of a plant root system
+* TopoRoot (\ *tentative name*\ )
+* `rootseg <https://github.com/Topp-Roots-Lab/rootseg>`_\ : ML-based segmentation for soil rich samples
+* `xrt-dmt <https://github.com/Topp-Roots-Lab/xrt-dmt>`_\ : data management tool for tracking and archiving XRT (meta)data
 
 Credits
 -------
 
-This package was created with Cookiecutter_ and the `audreyr/cookiecutter-pypackage`_ project template.
-
-.. _Cookiecutter: https://github.com/audreyr/cookiecutter
-.. _`audreyr/cookiecutter-pypackage`: https://github.com/audreyr/cookiecutter-pypackage
+This package was created with `Cookiecutter <https://github.com/audreyr/cookiecutter-pypackage>`_ and the `audreyr/cookiecutter-pypackage <https://github.com/audreyr/cookiecutter-pypackage>`_ project template.