[GRASS-user] Points buffering without dissolve query

[Roy Sanderson]

Dear All

I have someone with a GRASS map of several thousand points which we wish 
to buffer around each point 1km, but without dissolving buffer circles 
into each other (some points are less than 1 km apart).  Then we plan to 
overlay the buffers onto a raster map, and extract the raster cell 
composition information within each buffer into a separate file 
(rows-sites; columns-raster categories within each buffer).  
Unfortunately, this should ideally work on a Windows version of GRASS 
(end-user request), although as I use Linux this may still provide a 
solution otherwise.

I would be grateful for any advice on the appropriate method (GRASS 6.4)

Many thanks
Roy