title: Downsample array in Python
body: <p>I have basic 2-D numpy arrays and I'd like to "downsample" them to a more coarse resolution.  Is there a simple numpy or scipy module that can easily do this?  I should also note that this array is being displayed geographically via Basemap modules. </p>
  
  <p>SAMPLE:
  <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Bxw3K.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>