Pathfinder

Pathfinder may refer to:

Aerospace

• Pathfinder (simulator), orbiter vehicle simulator for the U.S. Space Shuttle program
• Mars Pathfinder, a space exploration probe
• NASA Pathfinder, an unmanned solar-powered aircraft
• Piper Cherokee Pathfinder, a light, piston-powered aircraft
• Soloy Pathfinder 21, a twin-engined, single propeller turboprop aircraft

Ships

• HMS Pathfinder, the name of several Royal Navy ships
• USS Pathfinder, the name of several U.S. Navy ships
• S.T.V. Pathfinder, a Canadian sail-training vessel
• Sperrbrecher (German for pathfinder), a category of auxiliary warships used by the German Kriegsmarine during World War II

Road vehicles

• Pathfinder (1912 automobile)
• Nissan Pathfinder, a sport utility vehicle introduced in 1986
• Pontiac Pathfinder, an American automobile produced 1953-1958
• Riley Pathfinder, a British automobile produced 1953-1957
• Wright Pathfinder, a bus body

Computing

• Pathfinding, as in algorithings for finding a route.
• Path Finder, a Macintosh file browser
• Pathfinder.com, an Internet portal
• Pathfinder networks, a psychometric scaling method
• Java Pathfinder, 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)
• Pathfinders (TV series)
• Path Finder (Gobots), a fictional character
• The Pathfinder (1996 film), 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 Sea, 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 International, a British magazine focussing on military resettlement careers and training^[1]
• Pathfinders (novel), a 1944 novel by Cecil Lewis
• Pathfinder (novel), a 2010 novel by Orson Scott Card

Military units

• Pathfinder (military), a type of soldier
• Pathfinder (RAF), 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), and then by designated squadrons within each bomb group
• Pathfinders Company (Portugal), 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), a youth organization
• Camp Pathfinder, a boys' camp in Ontario

People

• John C. Frémont (1813–1890), military officer and explorer, nicknamed "The Pathfinder"
• Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806–1873), Navy captain and oceanographer, nicknamed "Pathfinder of the Seas"

Other uses

• Charter Arms Pathfinder revolver
• Pathfinder (Library Science), a subject bibliography
• Pathfinder (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe
• Pathfinder Dam
• Pathfinder International, an American reproductive health organization
• Pathfinder Nuclear Generating Station
• Pathfinder Parkway, an Oklahoma bike path
• Pathfinder Camera made by Polaroid model 110 series
• Pathfinder Roleplaying Game
• Pathfinder tendency, a group of socialist organizations
• Pathfinder Tours, a railtour company
• Housing Market Renewal Initiative, a UK program, also referred to as Pathfinder
• Neighbourhood Management Pathfinder Programme, a UK neighborhood improvement initiative