Update about, project start

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 date = 2020-02-26T13:00:08+01:00
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+AvaFrame is a cooperation between the Austrian Avalanche and Torrent Service
+(Wildbach- und Lawinenverbauung; WLV) and the Austrian Research Centre for
+Forests (Bundesforschungszentrum für Wald; BFW) within the Federal Ministry
+Republic of Austria: Agriculture, Regions and Tourism (BMLRT).
 
-We are currently starting this project, so this space will get filled step by step
+Our mission is to
 
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+**Develop an open source framework (licensed with the European Union Public 
+license (EUPL) ) for avalanche simulations which replicates and simplifies 
+current simulation procedures and models at the WLV and make them accessible 
+to the public domain.**
 
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-<!-- It makes use of a variety of open source projects including: -->
+Our aims are to make AvaFrame:
++ applicable in an operational setting e.g. for hazard mapping or planning of
+mitigation measures within the WLV and civil engineering.
++ extensible for scientific applications to be used to develop new methods,
+models and cover a wide range of scientific topics. 
++ easily usable and extendable by (inter-)national partners, academia and interested users.
 
-<!-- * [Cobra](https://github.com/spf13/cobra) -->
-<!-- * [Viper](https://github.com/spf13/viper) -->
-<!-- * [J Walter Weatherman](https://github.com/spf13/jWalterWeatherman) -->
-<!-- * [Cast](https://github.com/spf13/cast) -->
+AvaFrame is part of an BMLRT initiative to foster technological innovation
+within a strategic focus on the area of Austrian safety policies, digital
+innovations and climate mitigation strategies.
 
-<!-- Learn more and contribute on [GitHub](https://github.com/spf13). -->
+Information in German can be found on the 
+[BMLRT Homepage.](https://www.bmlrt.gv.at/forst/wildbach-lawinenverbauung/kooperationen-zusammenarbeit/lawinenschutzvorsorgeprojekt.html)
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