diff --git a/src/pg/sql/41_observatory_augmentation.sql b/src/pg/sql/41_observatory_augmentation.sql
index 2eec6f0..f5b9c8b 100644
--- a/src/pg/sql/41_observatory_augmentation.sql
+++ b/src/pg/sql/41_observatory_augmentation.sql
@@ -400,6 +400,43 @@ BEGIN
 END;
 $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
 
+
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION cdb_observatory.OBS_GetMeasure(
+  geom GEOMETRY,
+  measure_id TEXT,
+  normalize TEXT DEFAULT 'area', -- TODO denominator, none
+  boundary_id TEXT DEFAULT NULL,
+  time_span TEXT DEFAULT NULL
+)
+RETURNS JSON
+AS $$
+DECLARE
+  names TEXT[];
+  vals NUMERIC[];
+BEGIN
+
+  IF boundary_id IS NULL THEN
+    -- TODO we should determine best boundary for this geom
+    boundary_id := '"us.census.tiger".block_group';
+  END IF;
+
+  IF time_span IS NULL THEN
+    -- TODO we should determine latest timespan for this measure
+    time_span := '2009 - 2013';
+  END IF;
+
+  EXECUTE '
+    SELECT names, vals FROM cdb_observatory._OBS_Get($1, ARRAY[$2], $3, $4) LIMIT 1
+  '
+  INTO names, vals
+  USING geom, measure_id, time_span, boundary_id;
+
+  RETURN json_build_object('name', (names)[1], 'value', (vals)[1]);
+
+END;
+$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
+
+
 CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION cdb_observatory._OBS_GetPolygons(
   geom geometry,
   geom_table_name text,
@@ -686,3 +723,4 @@ BEGIN
 
 END;
 $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
+
diff --git a/src/pg/test/expected/41_observatory_augmentation_test.out b/src/pg/test/expected/41_observatory_augmentation_test.out
index 07ce113..948b4b3 100644
--- a/src/pg/test/expected/41_observatory_augmentation_test.out
+++ b/src/pg/test/expected/41_observatory_augmentation_test.out
@@ -91,6 +91,16 @@ Done.
  {X10} | 
 (1 row)
 
+                   obs_getmeasure                   
+----------------------------------------------------
+ {"name" : "total_pop", "value" : 9516.27915900609}
+(1 row)
+
+             obs_getmeasure             
+----------------------------------------
+ {"name" : "total_pop", "value" : 1655}
+(1 row)
+
 Dropping obs_table.sql fixture table...
 Done.
 Dropping obs_column.sql fixture table...
diff --git a/src/pg/test/sql/41_observatory_augmentation_test.sql b/src/pg/test/sql/41_observatory_augmentation_test.sql
index 4eacbe1..1436597 100644
--- a/src/pg/test/sql/41_observatory_augmentation_test.sql
+++ b/src/pg/test/sql/41_observatory_augmentation_test.sql
@@ -125,4 +125,19 @@ SELECT * FROM
     '"us.census.tiger".census_tract'
 );
 
+-- Point-based OBS_GetMeasure, default normalization (area)
+SELECT * FROM
+  cdb_observatory.OBS_GetMeasure(
+    cdb_observatory._TestPoint(),
+    '"us.census.acs".B01001001'
+);
+
+-- Poly-based OBS_GetMeasure, default normalization (none)
+SELECT * FROM
+  cdb_observatory.OBS_GetMeasure(
+    cdb_observatory._TestArea(),
+    '"us.census.acs".B01001001'
+);
+
+
 \i test/sql/drop_fixtures.sql