Feature/12 automate data ingestion - suggested changes

[glav]

Type of PR

• [X] Documentation changes
• [X] Code changes
• [ ] Test changes
• [ ] CI-CD changes
• [ ] GitHub Template changes

PR Checklist

• [X] I have updated the documentation accordingly.
• [ ] I have added tests to cover my changes.
• [ ] All new and existing tests passed.
• [X] My code follows the code style of this project.
• [ ] I ran lint checks locally prior to submission.
• [ ] Have you checked to ensure there aren't other open Pull Requests for the same update/change?

Purpose of PR

Adds in optional datafile, chunksize and overlapchunksize as parameters to python files and makefile as suggested by @alfredoihernandez

Does this introduce a breaking change

• [ ] YES
• [X] NO

Validation

• [ ] Unit tests updated and ran successfully
• [ ] Update documentation or issue referenced above

Issues Closed or Referenced

• Closes #12