Table 1 The information on the data sources used to create the theme layers.

From: Groundwater potential zones demarcation in the hard rock province of South India: insights from remote sensing, GIS and AHP techniques

S.No

Thematic maps

Data sources

Resolutions

Criterion

1

Rainfall

Public Works Department (From 2009 to 2022)

 

Rainfall distribution map

2

DEM/Slope

SRTM (30 m)/USGS

33 m

Slope percentage

3

Drainage density

NRSC – Bhuvan

1:50000

Drainage network

4

Lithology

Bhukosh, Geological Survey of India

1:50000

Rock formations types

5

Geomorphology

Bhukosh, Geological Survey of India

1:250000

Landform types

6

LULC

ESRI Sentinel-2/ USGS

10 m

Different landscape Use

7

Soil type

National Bureau of Soil Survey (ICAR) and Department of Agriculture, Tamil Nadu

1:250000

Soil groups, depth, texture, and permeability

8

Lineament density

NRSC-Bhuvan Thematic Services

1:50000

Underground faults and fractures