Merge pull request #3 from cct-datascience/timeline-eric

Draft of project plan section

proposal/timeline.Qmd

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 # Project plan
 
 ## Start-up phase
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  - [ ] Reporting framework
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+We have already created a [repository](https://github.com/njtierney/geotargets) on GitHub that uses GitHub actions to run package checks.
+In the start-up phase, we will focus on making design decisions about what the package will offer and research and discuss what r-spatial packages and object types will we support.
+Answering these questions will lay the groundwork for efficient collaborative development of the package.
 
 ## Technical delivery
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+Our goal is to deliver a package that allows users to use the `targets` package with various r-spatial packages (`terra`, `sf`, `stars`, etc.) with as little friction as possible.
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+Milestone 1: July 31
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+-   Basic package with functionality for `terra` `SpatRaster` and `SpatVector` objects
+-   Well documented functions with high test coverage ensuring a solid start to the project
+-   Creation of a `pkgdown` website for the package hosted on GitHub pages
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+Milestone 2: September 30
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+-   Add support for objects from a second r-spatial package such as `sf`
+-   Benchmarking of various file type options for storing targets including file size and read and write speed. Our findings will be published as an article on the `geotargets` website.
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+Milestone 3: November 30
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+-   Add support for objects from a third r-spatial package.
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 ## Other aspects
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  - [ ] UseR!
  - [ ] ISC meetings
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+Throughout the project we will seek feedback from users on social media (Mastodon and Twitter) and on the `targets` discussion forum.
+Each milestone will coincide roughly with a release on GitHub and a short blog post on <https://www.njtierney.com/>.
+We intend to submit the package to [rOpenSci for software review](https://github.com/ropensci/software-review), and subsequently submit for publication to the [Journal of Open Source Software](https://joss.theoj.org/).