For users of Dawaco GW, Datalab and BROLab
Upgrade with proof, in one planned step
Dawaco Phrea™ is the new version of Dawaco and the successor to Dawaco GW, Datalab and BROLab. We start with a trial migration and give you a comparison report that shows what came across, and what did not and why. Only once you are satisfied do we move to one planned cutover.
The next version of Dawaco, not a different package
Phrea replaces Dawaco GW, Datalab and BROLab and brings the best of all three together in one web-based platform, built on thirty years of domain knowledge. One system for your entire monitoring network, from well to registry.
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What you did in Dawaco GW
Your monitoring network, wells and groundwater levels. In Phrea they sit in one map-based workspace, and your measurement stays your measurement: every correction with a reason, always reversible.
The platform -
What you did in Datalab
Lab results, pumping wells and salinity monitors. In Phrea they are checked against the standards you choose, with exceedances visible at a glance, and you can follow the fresh/salt interface all the way into the BRO.
Groundwater quality -
What you did in BROLab
Delivery to the BRO. In Phrea it goes straight from your own records, checked before it leaves. You compare your records with the BRO and decide what is right. GMW and GLD as standard; GMN, GAR and FRD as add-on modules.
The BRO chain
Some functions are available as an add-on module.
How the upgrade works
No leap of faith. You see what happens to your data first, and you decide when to move.
Step 01
Trial migration
After an intake meeting, we migrate your data into a trial environment. Your current system is left untouched.
Step 02
Comparison report
Source and target side by side: you see in black and white what came across, and what did not and why. You review it yourself.
Step 03
One planned cutover
On the agreed date you move, along the route tested in the trial. You never keep two sets of records for a period.
The proof is on the table before you decide
Anything that cannot be migrated is named in the report. Nothing disappears silently, and we only fix a cutover date once you are satisfied.
See how it works, with your own data
What the trial migration and the comparison report look like for your situation is something we show you in an intake meeting or a tour of the screens.
For everyone who worked with Menyanthes
Coming from Menyanthes?
In Dawaco Phrea™ you build Pastas models with the mouse, on your own measurements, with the map alongside. Time-series modelling is available as a module.
Read how time-series analysis works in Phrea
Menyanthes and Pastas are named here descriptively. Dawaco is not affiliated with the makers or rights holders of Menyanthes, nor with the Pastas project.
What stays, and what gets better
From three systems to one product, without losing your data or your history.
You keep your data, your history and the vocabulary of the discipline: well, tube, screen, NAP, ground level. What changes is everything that used to happen between three systems.
The same team, the same support
The people who know your current system guide your upgrade and remain your point of contact afterwards.
- 30years
- of domain knowledge in groundwater software, since the first Dawaco in the 1990s
- 100+data owners
- helped with their BRO deliveries, since the BRO implementation team of 2019
- 180,000+BRO messages
- to the national registry in the Province of Fryslân BRO pilot since 2019, with the previous generation of Dawaco software. Read the case
- 2026October
- Dawaco Phrea™ is available from October 2026
A product, not a project
Phrea is a product with its own helpdesk. Implementation follows five fixed steps: evaluation, design, implementation and training, continuous improvement, and support and advice.
When can you move?
Want to know when you can move? Book an intake meeting and we will schedule your trial migration together.
The same line to the helpdesk
Your questions go to the same team as today: helpdesk +31 (0)345 614319, general +31 (0)345 342170, info@dawaco.nl.
Where Phrea comes from
- 1990s
The first Dawaco
The first version of Dawaco appears, at Royal Haskoning at the time.
- 2009
Datalab
Waterlabs releases Datalab.
- 2019
BRO implementation team
Waterlabs joins the BRO implementation team and helps more than 100 data owners with their BRO deliveries.
- 31-12-2022
Dawaco B.V.
Dawaco B.V. takes over the Dawaco business from Royal HaskoningDHV.
- October 2026
Dawaco Phrea™
The new version of Dawaco, developed by Dawaco B.V. and HydroS Consult, brings Dawaco GW, Datalab and BROLab together.
Frequently asked questions
About the upgrade
Is Dawaco Phrea a different package from Dawaco?
No. Dawaco Phrea™ is the new version of Dawaco and the successor to Dawaco GW, Datalab and BROLab. What is new includes the web interface, the modules and the AI functions; the domain knowledge and the team behind it are the same.
How do I know all my data came across?
From the comparison report of the trial migration. Anything that cannot be migrated is named, never silently dropped. You review the report before the cutover date is fixed.
Will I have to keep two systems up to date for a while?
No. The trial migration is followed by one planned cutover. Until that day you work in your current system; from that day on, in Phrea.
What happens to what is already in the BRO?
Phrea retrieves your registrations from the BRO and links them to your own wells. You compare your records with the BRO, decide what is right and carry on from what is registered. GMW and GLD are standard; GMN, GAR and FRD are available as an add-on module.
When can I upgrade?
Dawaco Phrea™ is available from October 2026. Want to know when you can move? Book an intake meeting.
Does Phrea run in the cloud or on our own servers?
Either: as SaaS or on your own server, with your data in the EU.
What does the upgrade cost?
That depends on your systems and your data. We discuss it in the intake meeting, based on your situation.
Dawaco B.V.
What we are investing in
Dawaco has invested in a new version of its software. This is what that investment consists of.
A Dutch team in Culemborg, with a German development partner.
- A new version of our softwareDawaco Phrea™, developed together with HydroS Consult.
- A scientific computation engine inside the productThe open-source Pastas engine is integrated, not bolted on alongside.
- Fully managed monitoringFrom field to BRO: placing and reading loggers, validation and delivery.
- A new brand identity, website and product videoIn 2026, with the launch of Phrea.
- Users at the tableUser days for Groundwater (27 January 2026) and Ecology (3 March 2026).
Plan your upgrade with us
In an intake meeting we map your current systems and schedule the trial migration. Dawaco Phrea™ is available from October 2026.