Pathfinder
Encyclopedia
Aerospace
- Pathfinder (simulator), orbiter vehicle simulator for the U.S. Space Shuttle program
- Mars PathfinderMars PathfinderMars Pathfinder was an American spacecraft that landed a base station with roving probe on Mars in 1997. It consisted of a lander, renamed the Carl Sagan Memorial Station, and a lightweight wheeled robotic rover named Sojourner.Launched on December 4, 1996 by NASA aboard a Delta II booster a...
, a space exploration probe - NASA Pathfinder, an unmanned solar-powered aircraft
- Piper Cherokee Pathfinder, a light, piston-powered aircraft
- Soloy Pathfinder 21Soloy Pathfinder 21-External links:* - Technical Data concerning The Cessna 208* The Soloy Corporation online, products, brochures, etc.* - Cessna Caravan website; Pilot related*...
, a twin-engined, single propeller turboprop aircraft
Ships
- HMS PathfinderHMS PathfinderTwo ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Pathfinder., launched in 1904, was a light cruiser, the lead ship of her class. She was sunk at the start of World War I by U-21, becoming the first ship to ever be sunk by a torpedo fired by submarine., launched in 1941, was a P-class destroyer...
, the name of several Royal Navy ships - USS PathfinderUSS PathfinderUSS or USNS Pathfinder may refer to:, launched 1929; in U.S. Navy service from 1942–1946; also known as USC&GC Pathfinder, launched 1992 and currently in active service...
, the name of several U.S. Navy ships - S.T.V. Pathfinder, a Canadian sail-training vessel
- SperrbrecherSperrbrecherA Sperrbrecher , was a German auxiliary ship of the Second World War that was intended to serve as a type of minesweeper, by sailing ahead of other vessels through minefields, intending to detonate any mines in their path...
(German for pathfinder), a category of auxiliary warships used by the German Kriegsmarine during World War II
Road vehicles
- Pathfinder (1912 automobile)Pathfinder (1912 automobile)The Pathfinder was a Brass Era car built in Indianapolis, Indiana from 1912 to 1917.After the Parry Auto Company passed into receivership in 1910, the Motor Car Manufracturing Company was created by its creditors. That particular name was chosen as they had not decided what to name their new...
- Nissan PathfinderNissan PathfinderThe Nissan Pathfinder is a SUV manufactured by Nissan Motors since 1986, derived from Nissan's compact pickup truck platform. The Pathfinder is slotted in size between the Murano and Armada or Patrol, but in price between the Xterra and Murano...
, a sport utility vehicle introduced in 1986 - Pontiac PathfinderPontiac PathfinderUnique to Canada, the Pontiac Pathfinder an entry-level station Wagon or full sized car, that was based on a Chevrolet chassis but used most of the distinctive Pontiac styling parts. Engines were also by Chevrolet, another General Motors brand. The use of Chevrolet-based bodies resulted in...
, an American automobile produced 1953-1958 - Riley PathfinderRiley PathfinderFirst presented at the London Motor Show in October 1953, the Pathfinder replaced the RMF as Riley's top-line car.Designed as the "RMH" just before the 1952 merger of Riley-parent, the Nuffield Organisation, with Austin to form BMC, the Pathfinder is seen as the last proper Riley car...
, a British automobile produced 1953-1957 - Wright PathfinderWright PathfinderThe Wright Pathfinder, or Pathfinder 320, is a low-floor single-decker bus body built by Wright of Ballymena on Dennis Lance SLF and Scania N113CRL chassis. It was introduced in 1993....
, a bus body
Computing
- PathfindingPathfindingPathfinding generally refers to the plotting, by a computer application, of the shortest route between two points. It is a more practical variant on solving mazes...
, as in algorithings for finding a route. - Path FinderPath FinderPath Finder is a Macintosh file browser developed by Cocoatech. First released simultaneously with the public release of Mac OS X...
, a Macintosh file browser - Pathfinder.comPathfinder.comPathfinder was one of the first Internet portals, initially created as Time Warner's entry onto the Internet. It was supposed to be an all-encompassing site that brought the best content from all of Time-Warner under one banner.The site opened in 1994...
, an Internet portal - Pathfinder networksPathfinder NetworksSeveral psychometric scaling methods start from proximity data and yield structures revealing the underlying organization of the data. Data clustering and multidimensional scaling are two such methods. Network scaling represents another method based on graph theory. Pathfinder networks are...
, a psychometric scaling method - Java PathfinderJava PathfinderJava Pathfinder is a system to verify executable Java bytecode programs. JPF was developed at the NASA Ames Research Center and open sourced in 2005. The acronym JPF is not to be confused with the unrelated Java Plugin Framework project....
, a software testing tool
Entertainment
- Pathfinder (1987 film), a Norwegian Oscar-nominated film
- Pathfinder (2007 film), an action film
- Pathfinder, a pricing game seen on The Price is Right
- "Pathfinder" (Voyager episode)Pathfinder (Voyager episode)"Pathfinder" is the 10th episode of the 6th season of Star Trek: Voyager. It has an average fan rating of 4.1/5 on the official Star Trek website as of September, 2009 and features the characters Reginald Barclay and Deanna Troi from Star Trek: The Next Generation.-Plot:On Earth, Reginald Barclay...
- Pathfinders (TV series)Pathfinders (TV series)Pathfinders is a 1970s ITV drama set in World War 2 and follows the story of the fictitious Royal Air Force 192 Pathfinder squadron. The Pathfinders were specialised RAF squadrons that marked targets for the RAF's heavy bombers....
- Path Finder (Gobots), a fictional character
- The Pathfinder (1996 film)The Pathfinder (film)The Pathfinder is a 1996 American TV movie based on the novel of James Fenimore Cooper. It stars Kevin Dillon as Pathfinder and Laurie Holden as Mabel Dunham....
, TV movie based on the book by James Fenimore Cooper - The Pathfinder (1952 film), film based on the book by James Fenimore Cooper
Publishing
- The Pathfinder, or The Inland SeaThe Pathfinder, or The Inland SeaThe Pathfinder, or The Inland Sea is an historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper first published in 1840. It is the fourth novel Cooper wrote featuring Natty Bumppo, his fictitious frontier hero, and is considered as forming the third chronological episode of the Leatherstocking Tales...
, an 1840 novel by James Fenimore Cooper - Pathfinder (periodicals), a series of supplements to the game Dungeons & Dragons
- Pathfinder Press, publisher of socialist literature
- Pathfinder InternationalPathfinder InternationalPathfinder International is based in Watertown, Massachusetts and is a global non-profit organization , that focuses on reproductive health, family planning, HIV/AIDS prevention and care, women and girls empowerment, and more. Under the leadership of Daniel E...
, a British magazine focussing on military resettlement careers and traininghttp://www.pathfinderinternational.co.uk/ - Pathfinders (novel), a 1944 novel by Cecil Lewis
- Pathfinder (novel)Pathfinder (novel)Pathfinder is a novel by Orson Scott Card, written in 2010.- Summary :The book begins with Rigg, a boy that has the strange ability to see the path of any living being, no matter how long ago it existed. He spends his time hunting with his father in the mountains, trapping for valuable pelts. His...
, a 2010 novel by Orson Scott CardOrson Scott CardOrson Scott Card is an American author, critic, public speaker, essayist, columnist, and political activist. He writes in several genres, but is primarily known for his science fiction. His novel Ender's Game and its sequel Speaker for the Dead both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the...
Military units
- Pathfinder (military), a type of soldier
- Pathfinder (RAF)Pathfinder (RAF)The Pathfinders were elite squadrons in RAF Bomber Command during World War II. They located and marked targets with flares, which a main bomber force could aim at, increasing the accuracy of their bombing...
, a military unit used during World War II - Pathfinder (USAAF), the World War II blind bombing force of the U.S. Eighth Air Force, first by the 482nd Bomb Group (Pathfinder)482d Operations GroupThe 482d Operations Group is a United States Air Force Reserve unit assigned to the 482d Fighter Wing. It is stationed at Homestead Joint Air Reserve Base, Florida, and is a direct successor to the 482d Bombardment Group....
, and then by designated squadrons within each bomb group - Pathfinders Company (Portugal)Pathfinders Company (Portugal)The Companhia de Precursores Aeroterrestres is a special operations unit of the Portuguese paratroopers. This unit is part of the Airborne Support Battalion which is based in Tancos...
, a Portuguese military unit - Pathfinder Platoon, a British military unit
- Pathfinder Badge
Youth organizations
- Pathfinders (scouting), a division of the Girl Guides of Canada
- Pathfinders (Seventh-day Adventist)Pathfinders (Seventh-day Adventist)The Pathfinder Club is a worldwide program organized and directed by the Youth Department of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church...
, a youth organization - Camp PathfinderCamp PathfinderCamp Pathfinder is a boys' camp located in Algonquin Provincial Park, in Ontario, Canada. The camp is best known for its canoe tripping program. Pathfinder follows a tradition of using wood and canvas canoes. Several other camps in Algonquin and elsewhere follow a similar tradition of tripping...
, a boys' camp in Ontario
People
- John C. FrémontJohn C. FrémontJohn Charles Frémont , was an American military officer, explorer, and the first candidate of the anti-slavery Republican Party for the office of President of the United States. During the 1840s, that era's penny press accorded Frémont the sobriquet The Pathfinder...
(1813–1890), military officer and explorer, nicknamed "The Pathfinder" - Matthew Fontaine MauryMatthew Fontaine MauryMatthew Fontaine Maury , United States Navy was an American astronomer, historian, oceanographer, meteorologist, cartographer, author, geologist, and educator....
(1806–1873), Navy captain and oceanographer, nicknamed "Pathfinder of the Seas"
Other uses
- Charter Arms Pathfinder revolver
- Pathfinder (Library Science)Pathfinder (Library Science)A pathfinder is a bibliography created to help research a particular topic or subject area....
, a subject bibliography - Pathfinder (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe
- Pathfinder DamPathfinder DamPathfinder Dam is a cyclopean masonry dam, located on the North Platte River, approximately southwest of Casper, Wyoming. It was originally constructed between 1905 and 1909 as part of the North Platte Project and has been modified several times since then. It is included on the National Register...
- Pathfinder InternationalPathfinder InternationalPathfinder International is based in Watertown, Massachusetts and is a global non-profit organization , that focuses on reproductive health, family planning, HIV/AIDS prevention and care, women and girls empowerment, and more. Under the leadership of Daniel E...
, an American reproductive health organization - Pathfinder Nuclear Generating StationPathfinder Nuclear Generating StationThe Pathfinder Atomic Power Plant was a nuclear power plant built by Northern States Power Company. It was located just northeast of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and west of its suburb of Brandon. It was named for the 19th century explorer John C. "Pathfinder" Fremont and was constructed in the...
- Pathfinder ParkwayPathfinder ParkwayPathfinder Parkway is a 12-mile walking, jogging and biking trail that traverses Bartlesville, OK.This 12 mile paved pathway, for walking, jogging and biking, runs mostly along the Caney River and Turkey Creek, connecting Johnstone Park, Robinwood Park, Jo Allyn Lowe Park, Sooner Park, Bartlesville...
, an Oklahoma bike path - Pathfinder Camera made by Polaroid model 110 series
- Pathfinder Roleplaying GamePathfinder Roleplaying GameThe Pathfinder Roleplaying Game is a fantasy role-playing game first published in 2009 by Paizo Publishing...
- Pathfinder tendencyPathfinder tendencyThe Pathfinder tendency is the unofficial name of a group of historically Trotskyist organizations that are politically and organizationally allied with the Socialist Workers Party of the United States and its perspective of solidarity with the Cuban Revolution and the Cuban Communist Party.The...
, a group of socialist organizations - Pathfinder ToursPathfinder ToursPathfinder Tours is a railtour operating company operating in the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1973 by Peter Watts, who organised a rail journey from Severnside to the Cambrian coast. The company organises tours for both rail enthusiasts, and general tours to places of interest...
, a railtour company - Housing Market Renewal InitiativeHousing Market Renewal InitiativeThe Housing Market Renewal Initiative is a package of policies in the North of England aimed to address housing market failure, which was defined as housing which in local markets was priced below the build cost, such that renovations were uneconomic and the sale of property would not generate...
, a UK program, also referred to as Pathfinder - Neighbourhood Management Pathfinder ProgrammeNeighbourhood Management Pathfinder ProgrammeThe Neighbourhood Management Pathfinder Programme was a co-operative programme in England between residents and stakeholders such as the local authority, businesses etc aimed at improving specific deprived neighbourhoods....
, a UK neighborhood improvement initiative