multi-epoch infrared observations for unprecedented 562 sq. degrees of the Galactic bulge,
and adjacent regions of the disk. Aims. The VVV observations will foster the construction of a
sample of Galactic star clusters with reliable and homogeneously derived physical
parameters (eg, age, distance, and mass, etc.). In this first paper in a series, the
methodology employed to establish cluster parameters for the envisioned database are …