[GRASS-user] query raster cell and its neighbors by point

[Shaun Langley]

I need to easily query a raster and return both the value of the cell and the aggregate value of the 8-cell neighborhood, given a set of point coordinates.  I know I can easily do this with r.mapcalc, but that involves running the computation for the entire map even though I'm only interested in a very very small portion.  Is there an easier way to do this or am I stuck with the long solution?

Thanks Community!
Shaun