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If you already have a map in YAML format and as an PGM file (or other compatible format) you need to run map_server to publish the map on a ros topic.

To add it to your launch file include this:

<node name="map_server" pkg="map_server" type="map_server" args="$(find your_package_name)/map/your_map_name.yaml"/>

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