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Add new-contributor issue template with AI tooling checklist (#1858)#1859

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Closes #1858

Summary

  • Adds .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new-contributor.md so prospective contributors can introduce themselves.
  • Template asks about AI coding assistants the contributor can use (Claude, Codex/ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Cursor, Windsurf, Aider, Continue, other, none), how they use them, geospatial background, Python background, and which parts of the library they'd like to work on.
  • Links to AI_POLICY.md so new contributors see our policy up front.

Test plan

  • Visit "New issue" on GitHub and confirm the "New contributor introduction" template appears alongside the existing bug and feature-proposal templates.
  • Confirm the template renders with checkboxes and the AI_POLICY.md link resolves from the rendered issue.

Gives prospective contributors a structured way to introduce themselves
and tell maintainers which AI coding assistants they can use, alongside
their geospatial and Python background, and which parts of the library
they'd like to work on.
@github-actions github-actions Bot added the performance PR touches performance-sensitive code label May 14, 2026
@brendancol brendancol merged commit 32b3bdf into main May 14, 2026
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