rOpenSci is expanding its scope of peer-reviewed software to include specifically statistical software. One of the categories we will consider in-scope is spatial software, for which we have developed a suite of standards which we would like general feedback on. The standards can be viewed in the main project document. Please note the following:

1. These statistical standards extend from our set of General Standards;
2. The project explicitly addresses statistical software, which is a relatively small domain with the larger system of spatial software within R; and we are particularly interested in standards for the core algorithms of spatial statistical software.

This issue is accordingly intended to seek answers to the following primary question:

• What standards might apply to the core algorithms of spatial statistical software?

Please comment here; in rOpenSci's discussion forum, directly via issues in the project repository (like this one from @jsta), or - the best way of all!! - by helping directly with the standards via pull request to that repo (like this one from @Nowosad). Please also help by suggesting any other improvements you might see to any aspects of these standards, beyond the specific question of algorithms. Hoping for some constructive input from the r-spatial community!