diff --git a/script/local.py b/script/local.py
index 92ef410..4946a93 100755
--- a/script/local.py
+++ b/script/local.py
@@ -226,6 +226,16 @@ class CamtoolImage(ReadableMatrix):
 
     def getHeight(self):
         return camtool.getData().height  
+
+
+def get_camtool_stats(number_images=1, async = True, interval=-1):
+    ret = []
+    for ident in ["gr_x_fit_mean", "gr_y_fit_mean", "gr_x_fit_standard_deviation", "gr_y_fit_standard_deviation"]:
+        child = camtool.stream.getChild(ident)
+        av = create_averager(child, number_images, interval)
+        av.monitored = async
+        ret.append(av)
+    return ret
         
 
 #Convex hull plots