This doesn't add up.
Just how big and expensive is this drone??
The control range of non-military size drones is very limited.
Whilst the control range be souped up for use in the outback, the operator would still have to be within a few kilometers of the craft and on public property to operate it or be threatened with trespass.
Unless the camera is a very powerfull it will have to be flown low to get a good shot, flying low will risk losing the control signal.
Cheap electric multi rotor drones have endurance measured in minutes.
Longer endurance gas powered are only available in conventional configuration (not multi rotor) and require very skilled operators. They are far noiser and not suitable for surveillance work unless they can be flown out of earshot at lets say +3000 feet.
At this height you would need a large drone with a +$200k stabilised camera system to shoot closeup of cattle.
A 24 megapixel still camera is do-able to show building layout and ground conditions.
What is the subject matter precisly?
The history of similar drone operations would suggest that they will crash of their own accord within a few months. No intervention required.
Question is will they have the funds to continue?
Mickjoebill