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With any map, you'll need to localize the robot in the map at each startup -- there is a "set 2d pose" tool in RVIZ that does that. This wiki page has more details: http://wiki.ros.org/navigation/Tutorials/Using%20rviz%20with%20the%20Navigation%20Stack

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