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Hi,

yes it is possible to drop a "guess" with RVIZ using the "2D Pose Estimate" button like in this video at 0:50. Make sure to remap the topic initialpose of rtabmap node and that the Fixed Frame in global options is map. Example (if rtabmap is started in rtabmap namespace): image description

cheers,
Mathieu

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