1. A method for processing data using a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver, the method comprising: generating two-dimensional GNSS sample data comprising a plurality of in-phase (I) and quadrature (Q) pairs; quantizing said two-dimensional GNSS sample data; representing the quantized two-dimensional GNSS sample data as one-dimensional symbol data having a polar point, wherein said polar point represents two or more I and Q pairs of said GNSS sample data, wherein said one-dimensional symbol data represent a region associated with said two-dimensional GNSS sample data said region including a first I and Q pair and at least one other I and Q pair of said two-dimensional GNSS sample data; retrieving an I and Q pair associated with said polar point; and processing the I and Q pair associated with said polar point using a correlation.