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From the octomap server ROS wiki,

cloud_in (sensor_msgs/PointCloud2) Incoming 3D point cloud for scan integration. You need to remap this topic to your sensor data and provide a tf transform between the sensor data and the static map frame.

This transform is usually obtained using odometry(IMU, wheel encoders, visual odomerty, etc).