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+pcl_conversions
+===============
+
+This package provides conversions from PCL data types and ROS message types.
+
+
+Code & tickets
+--------------
+
+Build status: |Build Status|
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+.. |Build Status| image:: https://secure.travis-ci.org/ros-perception/pcl_conversions.png
+   :target: http://travis-ci.org/ros-perception/pcl_conversions
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+| pcl_conversions | http://ros.org/wiki/pcl_conversions                        |
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+| Issues          | http://github.com/ros-perception/pcl_conversions/issues    |
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+..| Documentation   | http://ros-perception.github.com/pcl_conversions/doc       |
+..+-----------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
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