Reducing amount of discrete vector objects [Acr 8]

Any way to simplify vector objects in a PDF file?
I have a page with complex maps. This PDF is placed in InDesign, scaled, and then I export to create a new PDF. Either at the source (linked PDF) or the final PDF, I'd like to simplify the vector map images, presumably by rasterizing to 72 ppi.
Any way to do this in Acrobat?
Thanks in advance,
Aaron

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