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You will need a transform from the /map frame to /base_link. However, there only needs to be a path between /map and /base_link, not a direct transform. Usually, the transform setup looks something like /map->/odom->/base_link.

These transforms are usually provided by a localization node such as amcl or a SLAM node such as gmapping.

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