A Systematic Analysis of the WFCAM Calibration Data Archive for the VVV Templates Project

In the framework of the VVV Templates Project, an international project aimed at developing and testing the algorithms for the automated classification of the ~10^6 light curves produced by the Vista Variables in the Vía Láctea (VVV) ESO Public Survey, we have started a systematic investigation of the infrared data currently available to the astronomical community, focusing on a few unexplored (yet public) near-infrared (IR) archives, that represent an extremely valuable, but too often forgotten, data resource. In the present contribution, I will describe our ongoing effort towards the building of the first database of near-IR light curves. In particular, I will focus on our preliminary results from the systematic analysis of the Standard Star Calibration Archives of the Wide Field CAMera (WFCAM) at the UK Infrared Telescope (UKIRT), a still virgin treasure of information on stellar variability in the near-IR .