code: public void load() {
  		properties = new Properties();
  
  		try {
  			InputStream in = new FileInputStream(propertiesFile);
  
  			try {
  				properties.load(in);
  			} catch (Exception e) {
  				throw new GeoPackageException(
  						"Failed to load properties file for GeoPackage file format located at: "
  								+ propertiesFile, e);
  			} finally {
  				try {
  					in.close();
  				} catch (IOException e) {
  					LOGGER.log(Level.WARNING,
  							"Failed to close properties file: "
  									+ propertiesFile, e);
  				}
  			}
  		} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
  			throw new GeoPackageException(
  					"GeoPackage file format requires a properties file located at: "
  							+ propertiesFile, e);
  		}
  	}
docs: Load the properties