Abstract: A survey tripod assembly kit is disclosed that is easily adjustable in small increments to stable operational heights ranging from a few inches to eight feet or more and that can be easily disassembled and packed into a luggage-sized carrying case that is easily transportable from site to site. The subject survey tripod assembly desirably includes an instrument support plate, a plurality of cooperatively engageable leg sections comprising at least three leg sections of each of a plurality of different lengths that are each configured to be joined in threaded engagement to another leg section or to the instrument support plate, and three swiveling adjustable feet that are each configured to be joined in threaded engagement with at least one leg section or with the instrument support plate. A survey tripod assembly made from the subject kit is also disclosed.