DAS-1385 - Add Pull Request template to repository.

.github/pull_request_template.md

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+## Description
+
+A short description of the changes in this PR.
+
+## Jira Issue ID
+
+
+## Local Test Steps
+
+
+## PR Acceptance Checklist
+* [ ] Jira ticket acceptance criteria met.
+* [ ] `version.txt` and `CHANGE.md` updated if any service code is changed.
+* [ ] Tests added/updated and passing.
+* [ ] Documentation updated (if needed).

README.md

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-# harmony-gdal-adapter
+# harmony-gdal-adapter (HGA)
 
 ![](https://data-services-github-badges.s3.amazonaws.com/cov.svg?dummy=true)
 
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 ./tests/run_tests.sh
 ```
 This script runs pytest on the `./tests` directory.
+
+## Contributions:
+
+Contributions to HGA can be made via submitting a pull request to this
+repository. When doing so, it is important to make updates to `version.txt`
+and `CHANGE.md`. Every time code is merged to the `main` branch, a Docker image
+is published to [ghcr.io](https://github.com/nasa/harmony-gdal-adapter/pkgs/container/harmony-gdal-adapter). The semantic version number listed in `version.txt` must be iterated to
+avoid overwriting an existing Docker image.
+
+When writing or updating service code, please also update the existing test
+suite with unit tests to ensure the new functionality performs as expected, and
+continues to do so following subsequent development.